Remarkable Decline in Ischemic Stroke Mortality is Not Matched by Changes in Incidence
- 1 March 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 44 (3) , 591-597
- https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.112.677724
Abstract
Background and Purpose—In Western Europe, mortality from ischemic stroke (IS) has declined over several decades. Age–sex-specific IS mortality, IS incidence, 30-day case fatality, and 1-year mortal...Keywords
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