Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 602-607 , June 2002

Predictive value of stroke and transient ischemic attack discharge diagnoses in The Danish National Registry of Patients

  • Søren P Johnsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45-89426083; fax: +45-86131580. (S.P. Johnsen)
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  • Kim Overvad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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  • Henrik Toft Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital and Aalborg Sygehus, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Anne Tjønneland

      Affiliations

    • Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Steen E Husted

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus County Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Received 26 May 2001 ,Revised 12 December 2001 ,Accepted 12 December 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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