title: [Prevalence of stroke. A study from 5 municipalities in Troms].
abstract: Age-specific prevalence of stroke in a population above 15 years was examined in five municipalities in Northern Norway. The examined population included 16,115 individuals of a total population of 19,850. The WHO-definition of stroke was applied. Average prevalence of stroke in the populations 15 years and over was 18.4 per 1,000. Males debutated five years earlier than females. 79% of stroke patients lived at home and 21% in nursing homes and hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Engstad
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Fieler
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Prevalens av hjerneslag. En undersøkelse fra fem kommuner i Troms.