São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Multicenter Study
"EMMA Study: a Brazilian community-based cohort study of stroke mortality and morbidity".
Stroke has a high burden of disability and mortality. The aim here was to evaluate epidemiology, risk factors and prognosis for stroke in the EMMA Study (Study of Stroke Mortality and Morbidity). ⋯ Over the long term, the EMMA database will provide additional information for planning resources destined for the public healthcare system.