Korean J Epidemiol.
2001 Jun;23(1):69-79.
Prevalence of Stroke in Pyongchang County
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Occupational Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine.
- 2Pyeongchang Health Center and County Hospital.
- 3Department of Circulatory Internal Medicine, Sang Ji University College of Oriental Medicine.
Abstract
- PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of stroke in Pyongchang county, Kangwon do. METHODS: The presumptive stroke patients of Pyongchang county were identified with a key-person method in October 2000. And then, medical records of these patients were reviewed by well-trained two students who major in the science of medical record. RESULTS: In the year 2000, there were 92 males and 68 females of self-diagnosed stroke. Of these, stroke patients based on physician's diagnosis were 102, and stroke patients based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 93. Prevalence rate of self-reported stroke, stroke based on physician's diagnosis, and stroke based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 0.33%, 0.29%, and 0.26% respectively. CONCLUSION: We conclude that verifying process of diagnosis is needed to estimate the prevalence of stroke in community.
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