Impact of completeness of ascertainment of minor stroke on stroke incidence: implications for ideal study methods.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reliable comparisons of stroke incidence are important. To determine the impact of systematic assessment of patients referred with transient ischemic attack on the measured incidence and severity of stroke, we compared 2 population-based studies. METHODS: Patients with first-...

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Main Authors: Béjot, Y, Mehta, Z, Giroud, M, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013