Incidence of transient ischemic attacks in the Belluno Province, Italy. First-year results of a community-based study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Lauria, G ^a   Gentile, M ^b   Fassetta, G ^b   Casetta, I ^a   Agnoli, F ^c   Andreotta, G ^b   Barp, C ^c   Caneve, G ^d   Cavallaro, A ^e   Cielo, R ^b   Mongillo, D ^f   Mosca, M ^e   Olivieri, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital of Belluno   (Italy)

^c Division of Medicine   (Italy)

^d General Hospital of Feltre   (Italy)

^e Pieve di Cadore ^*

^f Universitá di Ferrara ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Italy; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 9344235501     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00523.x     Document Type: Article

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