Early stroke case-fatality rates in three hospital registries in the Northeast and Southeast of Brazil

Few studies have addressed early cerebrovascular lethality in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate 10 and 28-day stroke case-fatality rates in three hospitals in three Brazilian cities. METHODS: We described the stroke registries in São Paulo, João Pessoa, and Natal. RESULTS: Out of a total of 962 first-e...

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Main Authors: Tiótrefis G. Fernandes, Alessandra C. Goulart, Tania F. Campos, Neide M. G. Lucena, Karen L. A. Freitas, Cláudia M. Trevisan, Isabela M. Benseñor, Paulo A. Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012001100009&lng=en&tlng=en