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Socioeconomic Status and Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Dimitrije Jakovljević,
Cinzia Sarti,
Juhani Sivenius,
Jorma Torppa,
Markku Mähönen,
Pirjo ImmonenRäihä,
Esko Kaarsalo,
Kari Alhainen,
Kari Kuulasmaa,
Jaakko Tuomilehto,
Pekka Puska,
Veikko Salomaa
Publication year - 2001
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.32.7.1492
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , population , case fatality rate , epidemiology , demography , record linkage , biostatistics , gerontology , pediatrics , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering
It has been shown that low socioeconomic status is associated with death from stroke. More-detailed data have, however, remained scanty. The purpose of the present study was to examine the association of socioeconomic status with ischemic stroke. Besides mortality, we analyzed the incidence, case-fatality ratio, and prognosis of ischemic stroke events.

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