Stroke mortality in São Paulo (1997-2003): a description using the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases Mortalidade pela doença cerebrovascular em São Paulo (1997-2003): descrição utilizando a Décima Classificação Internacional de Doenças
Stroke mortality rates are higher in Brazil when compared to other countries. The city of São Paulo has a good system of mortality surveillance that allow us to describe the epidemiology of the stroke in the city. Our aim was to describe the stroke mortality pattern by gender and age characterizing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2004-12-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000600014 |