Ethnic differences in incidence of stroke: prospective study with stroke register

To identify ethnic differences in the incidence of first ever stroke.A prospective community stroke register (1995-6) with multiple notification sources. Pathological classification of stroke in all cases was based on brain imaging or necropsy data. Rates were standardised to European and world populations and adjusted for age, sex, and social class in multivariate analysis.A multi-ethnic population of 234 533 in south London, of whom 21% are...