Open AccessDecline in autopsies for deaths attributed to cerebrovascular disease.
Author(s) -
Douglas J. Lanska
Publication year - 1993
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.24.1.71
Subject(s) - autopsy , medicine , death certificate , cause of death , stroke (engine) , mortality rate , health statistics , disease , demography , surgery , pathology , environmental health , population , engineering , mechanical engineering , sociology
United States national autopsy rates have declined in recent years. In the present study, changes in autopsy rates for deaths due to stroke are examined and compared with changes in autopsy rates for all deaths.
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