Open AccessThe Effect of Patient Attrition on Estimates of the Frequency of Dementia Following Stroke
Author(s) -
David W. Desmond,
Emilia Bagiella,
Joan T. Moroney,
Yaakov Stern
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneur.55.3.390
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , stroke (engine) , cohort , neuropsychology , cohort study , disease , logistic regression , psychiatry , cognition , engineering , mechanical engineering
Given that prevalence surveys may underestimate the magnitude of the association between an exposure and a disease with high morbidity or mortality, we investigated the effects of patient attrition on estimates of the frequency of dementia following ischemic stroke.
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