Modeling the Future Burden of Stroke in the Netherlands ; Impact of Aging, Smoking, and Hypertension
Background and Purpose— In the near future, the number of stroke patients and their related healthcare costs are expected to rise. The purpose of this study was to estimate this expected increase in stroke patients in the Netherlands. We sought to determine what the future developments in the number of stroke patients due to demographic changes and trends in the prevalence of smoking and hypertension in terms of the prevalence, incidence, and potential years of life lost might be. Methods— A dynamic, multistate life table was used, which combined demographic projections and existing stroke mor... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Stroke ; volume 36, issue 8, page 1648-1655 ; ISSN 0039-2499 1524-4628 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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Schlagwörter: | Advanced and Specialized Nursing / Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine / Neurology (clinical) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832371 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000173221.37568.d2 |