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A Prospective Community-Based Study Of Stroke In Warsaw, Poland, Anna Czlonkowska, Danuta Ryglewicz, Thomas Weissbein, Maria Baranska-Gieruszczak, Daniel B. Hier

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Background and Purpose Poland is a Country with High Morbidity and Mortality Rates from Cardiovascular Diseases. No Recent Studies Have Evaluated the Contribution of Cerebrovascular Diseases to This Morbidity and Mortality. Our Aim Was to Accurately Determine Stroke Incidence Rates in Warsaw, Poland. Methods a 2-Year Prospective and Population-Based Stroke Registry Was Maintained for Health Care Units 2 and 3 in Warsaw, Poland (Population, 182 285). Case Subjects Were Ascertained by Surveying Hospital Admissions, Outpatient Visits, and Death Certificates. Results during the 2 Years of the Study (1991 to 1992), 633 Cases of First-Event Strokes Were Registered, 462 of Which …