Remarkable decline in ischemic stroke mortality is not matched by changes in incidence

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-597

  Vaartjes, Ilonca ^a   O'Flaherty, Martin ^b   Capewell, Simon ^b   Kappelle, Jaap ^a   Bots, Michiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Ischemic stroke; Mortality; Prevention; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE;

EID: 84876262307     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.677724     Document Type: Article

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