Epidemiology and Registry Studies of Stroke in Japan
Stroke is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease in Japan. This review introduces two epidemiologic studies and four registry studies of stroke in Japan. The Hisayama Study was begun as a population-based prospective cohort study of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases in 1961 in the town...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Stroke Society
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Stroke |
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| Online Access: | http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-15-21.pdf |