Journal article
Incident Cerebrovascular Disease in Rural and Urban Alberta
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study examines the pattern of incidence and health service utilisation of cerebrovascular disease cases in urban and rural areas within a publicly funded health care system.
DESIGN: A population-based study covering a large geographic region, using population-wide administrative health data. Age- and sex-standardised incidence and mortality rates were calculated for rural and urban areas. Final status (discharge or death), …
Authors
Yiannakoulias N; Svenson LW; Hill MD; Schopflocher DP; Rowe BH; James RC; Wielgosz AT; Noseworthy TW
Journal
Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 72–78
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2004
DOI
10.1159/000073903
ISSN
1015-9770