Ethnicity and Functional Outcome After Stroke
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Ethnicity and functional outcome after stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is limited information on the influence of ethnicity on functional outcome after stroke. We examined functional outcomes among European New Zealanders, Māori, Pacific, and Asian people 6 months after stroke in a population-based context. METHODS This was a prospective incidence and 6-month outcomes study of all new stroke patients (excluding subarachnoid hemorrhag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.605139