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