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Underestimation of the early risk of recurrent stroke: evidence of the need for a standard definition.
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BACKGROUND: There is considerable variation in the definitions used for recurrent stroke. Most epidemiological studies exclude events within the first 28 days (eg, Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease [MONICA]) or events within 21 days in the same territory as the presenting event (eg, most stroke incidence studies). However, recurrence is most common during this early period and these restrictive definitions could underestimate the benefits of early prevention. METHOD...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 1925-1929
- Publication date:
- 2004-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1524-4628
- ISSN:
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0039-2499
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:119147
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- pubs:119147
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119147
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2004
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