Open AccessMortality Rates for Stroke in England From 1979 to 2004
Author(s) -
Michael J Goldacre,
Marie Duncan,
Myfanwy Griffith,
Peter M. Rothwell
Publication year - 2008
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.107.509695
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cause of death , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mortality rate , confidence interval , demography , epidemiology , quarter (canadian coin) , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , disease , mechanical engineering , archaeology , sociology , engineering , history
Stroke mortality appears to be declining more rapidly in the UK than in many other Western countries. To understand this apparent decline better, we studied trends in mortality in the UK using more detailed data than are routinely available.
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