Stroke in urban and rural populations in north-east Bulgaria: incidence and case fatality findings from a 'hot pursuit' study

• Main Authors: Stanoev Marin (Author), Feschieva Nevijana (Author), Kirov Philip (Author), Powles John (Author), Atanasova Virginia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bulgaria's official stroke mortality rates are higher for rural than urban areas. Official mortality data has indicated that these rates are amongst the highest in Europe. There has been a lack of studies measuring stroke incide...