Stroke in Trinidad and Tobago: burden of illness and risk factors

This study describes the burden of stroke on hospital services in a Caribbean community. The settings are the two main acute general hospitals in Trinidad observed over a 12-month period. All subjects were admitted with a clinical diagnosis of acute stroke. The measures were hospital admission rates...

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Main Authors: Deepak Mahabir, Lydia Bickram, Martin C. Gulliford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1998-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891998001000002