Temporal trends in incidence, recurrence and prevalence of stroke in an era of ageing populations, a longitudinal study of the total Swedish population

Abstract Background Stroke incidence has declined during the past decades. Yet, there is a concern that an ageing population together with improved survival after stroke will result in a raised proportion of the population who have experienced a stroke, as well as increasing incidence rate of recurr...

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Main Authors: Karin Modig, Mats Talbäck, Louise Ziegler, Anders Ahlbom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1050-1