Stroke in an Isolated Population
ABSTRACT. In a retrospective study covering 14 years (1962–75), the annual incidence of stroke in the isolated population of the Faroes (approx. 40000 inhabitants) was 45.7 per 100000 in the age range 15–65 years. The type of stroke was subarachnoid haemorrhage in 34 cases, and other types of stroke...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb03220.x 2024-06-02T08:06:25+00:00 Stroke in an Isolated Population Incidence on the Faroes during 1962–1975 Joensen, Poul 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb03220.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0954-6820.1982.tb03220.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb03220.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Medica Scandinavica volume 212, issue 5, page 309-311 ISSN 0001-6101 journal-article 1982 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb03220.x 2024-05-03T11:51:41Z ABSTRACT. In a retrospective study covering 14 years (1962–75), the annual incidence of stroke in the isolated population of the Faroes (approx. 40000 inhabitants) was 45.7 per 100000 in the age range 15–65 years. The type of stroke was subarachnoid haemorrhage in 34 cases, and other types of stroke were found in 111 cases. The incidence of stroke in this study was lower than in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the USA. There was no significant sex difference (males 43.0, females 48.3) ( p >0.05). It is pointed out that dietary habits on the Faroes differ from those in other Scandinavian countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroes Wiley Online Library Acta Medica Scandinavica 212 5 309 311 |
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ABSTRACT. In a retrospective study covering 14 years (1962–75), the annual incidence of stroke in the isolated population of the Faroes (approx. 40000 inhabitants) was 45.7 per 100000 in the age range 15–65 years. The type of stroke was subarachnoid haemorrhage in 34 cases, and other types of stroke were found in 111 cases. The incidence of stroke in this study was lower than in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the USA. There was no significant sex difference (males 43.0, females 48.3) ( p >0.05). It is pointed out that dietary habits on the Faroes differ from those in other Scandinavian countries. |
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