Underestimation of the early risk of recurrent stroke: evidence of the need for a standard definition.

BACKGROUND: There is considerable variation in the definitions used for recurrent stroke. Most epidemiological studies exclude events within the first 28 days (eg, Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease [MONICA]) or events within 21 days in the same territory as the presenting...

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Main Authors: Coull, A, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004