Is the reported high mortality from cerebrovascular disease in Japan really an artefact?
| Autor: | George G. Rhoads, Katsuhiko Yano, Abraham Kagan, Hiroo Kato |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Epidemiology Statistics as Topic Population Stroke mortality Japan Neoplasms Humans Medicine education Stroke Cerebral Hemorrhage Cause of death education.field_of_study business.industry Vascular disease High mortality Mortality statistics Cerebral Infarction medicine.disease Surgery Cerebrovascular Disorders Epidemiologic Methods business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Chronic Diseases. 32:153-156 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0021-9681(79)90043-2 |
| Popis: | Cerebral hemorrhage is clearly over-represented in the mortality statistics in Japan. Cerebral thromboembolism is the most frequent type of cerebral vascular disease in Japan as elsewhere. Despite a steady decline of stroke mortality since 1966, cerebral vascular disease is currently as common as malignant neoplasms as a cause of death in Japan. The mortality, prevalence and incidence rates for stroke are undoubtedly higher in Japan than in the U.S. This is true even when the comparison is limited to Americans of Japanese ancestry. |
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