Open AccessStroke register in Smolensk Region
Author(s) -
G. Yu. Alfimova,
Н. Н. Маслова
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2008-5-1-19-22
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , case fatality rate , register (sociolinguistics) , medicine , demography , environmental health , population , engineering , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering
The stroke register having been started in Smolensk Region revealed stroke morbidity 2,38 cases and stroke mortality 1,25 cases for 1000 people in 2007. Stroke-case fatality comprised 33,4%. Hypertension appeared to be the main risk factor of stroke (81%).