Open AccessStroke Incidence, Prognosis, 30-Day, and 1-Year Case Fatality Rates in Matão, Brazil
Author(s) -
César Minelli,
Lee Fu Fen,
Denise Paolinetti Camara Minelli
Publication year - 2007
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/strokeaha.107.484139
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , case fatality rate , cardiology , emergency medicine , surgery , demography , epidemiology , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering , sociology
Stroke is the main cause of death in Brazil and no prospective population-based study has been conducted in the country. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of stroke, stroke subtypes, case fatality, and prognosis after 1 year of follow-up in the city of Matão, Brazil.
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