Mean age at stroke onset: An instructive tool from epidemiological studies

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bejot Y ^a,b   Giroud, M ^a,b  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mean age; Population based study; Stroke

Indexed keywords

GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84867717992     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02360.x     Document Type: Letter

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