Prevalence of Stroke in Pyongchang County / 한국역학회지
Korean Journal of Epidemiology
; : 69-79, 2001.
Article
en Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-728873
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of stroke in Pyongchang county, Kangwon do. METHODS: The presumptive stroke patients of Pyongchang county were identified with a key-person method in October 2000. And then, medical records of these patients were reviewed by well-trained two students who major in the science of medical record. RESULTS: In the year 2000, there were 92 males and 68 females of self-diagnosed stroke. Of these, stroke patients based on physician's diagnosis were 102, and stroke patients based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 93. Prevalence rate of self-reported stroke, stroke based on physician's diagnosis, and stroke based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 0.33%, 0.29%, and 0.26% respectively. CONCLUSION: We conclude that verifying process of diagnosis is needed to estimate the prevalence of stroke in community.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM
Asunto principal:
Registros Médicos
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Prevalencia
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Minnesota
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Epidemiology
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article