Public hospitalizations for stroke in Brazil from 2009 to 2016.

<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is the third major cause of death in the world and the second in Brazil. The purpose of this work was to assess the stroke-related hospitalization, in-hospital mortality, and case fatality rates under the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) from 2009 to 2016.&...

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Main Authors: Leila F Dantas, Janaina F Marchesi, Igor T Peres, Silvio Hamacher, Fernando A Bozza, Ricardo A Quintano Neira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213837