Open AccessSex-Specific Temporal Trends in In-Hospital Mortality After Stroke Among Middle-Age Individuals in the United States
Author(s) -
Amytis Towfighi,
Waimei Tai,
Daniela Markovic,
Bruce Ovbiagele
Publication year - 2011
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.110.612648
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , demography , gerontology , pediatrics , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Recent studies have revealed an increase in stroke prevalence among middle-aged women in the United States. To determine whether this is due to improved survival, we assessed temporal trends in sex-specific in-hospital mortality after stroke.
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