Mortality Rates for Stroke in England From 1979 to 2004
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Mortality rates for stroke in England from 1979 to 2004: trends, diagnostic precision, and artifacts.
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.509695