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Stroke in Melbourne, Australia: an epidemiological study.

Author(s) -

Derek Pierre Christie

Publication year - 1981

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.12.4.467

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , epidemiology , demography , population , pediatrics , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , sociology , optics , engineering

A population-based stroke incidence study was carried out in Melbourne, Australia, between March 1978 and September 1979. Age-sex specific incidence rates were calculated and shown to be similar to those reported from the United States. At 18 months after the onset of stroke 55% of patients were alive and the probability of survival was shown to be related to the level of consciousness at time of maximum impairment. Seasonal variability of stroke incidence was demonstrated, as was an association between incidence rates and country of birth.

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