Mortality from Stroke among Women in a Swedish Community, Strömstad:Evaluation of Data Obtained from Official Death Certificate Registers Broken Down tò the Community Level
| Autor: | Hans Ekman, Calle Bengtsson, Cecilia Björkelund, Margareta Persson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Community level business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Primary health care medicine.disease Death Certificates Total mortality Cerebrovascular Disorders Cardiovascular Diseases Cause of Death medicine Humans Female Death certificate Medical diagnosis business Stroke Demography Preventive healthcare Cause of death |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 6:213-218 |
| ISSN: | 1502-7724 0281-3432 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/02813438809009319 |
| Popis: | The present paper is an example of an active way of delivering primary health care. Data obtained from the Bureau of Central Statistics on mortality, based on death certificates during the years 1969-1978, were broken down to community level within the County of Göteborg and Bohus. A significantly increased total mortality was observed among women in the community of Strömstad in the northern part of the county, as well as an increased mortality from cardiovascular diseases, especially cerebrovascular diseases. Similar observations were made for the neighbouring communities. In order to evaluate the diagnoses stated in the death certificates, records from patients who died of cerebrovascular disease during the years 1970-1979 were studied. Out of 146 women in whom cerebrovascular disease was stated as main cause of death, it was possible to draw conclusions about diagnosis of death in 140. The vast majority of the subjects had correctly been given the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease. Based on this "community diagnosis", a special preventive program has been started in the community of Strömstad. |
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