Prediction and Prevention of Death after First-Ever Ischemic Stroke
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Prediction and prevention of death after first-ever ischemic stroke.
suggest that management of vascular risk and comorbidity is important for improvement of long-term outcomes after firstever IS. These study results are important to understand stroke mortality in an Israeli population. Baseline information on IS mortality at the regional or national level is necessary for management of risk factors affecting mortality from IS, because rates of stroke mortality ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroepidemiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1423-0208,0251-5350
DOI: 10.1159/000264827