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Germany - Ludwigshafen Stroke Study (LuSST)

Series type 
Disease registry
Geography 
Time period 
2006 - 2010

The Ludwigshafen Stroke Study (Ludwigshafener Schlaganfall-Studie, or LuSST) was a prospective population-based stroke register for the population of the city Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Conducted by the City Hospital of Ludwigshafen (Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen), the study aimed to examine burden of stroke and case fatality across the population.