Trends in age-standardized and age-specific cerebrovascular mortality in Germany between 1980 and 2009

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 368-375

  Rieks, Stephan ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a   Mueller Riemenschneider, Falk ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accidents; Epidemiology; Mortality; Stroke; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870302023     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343228     Document Type: Article

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