Stroke-associated deaths in Washington county, Maryland, with special reference to water hardness

Deaths associated with strokes from 1963 to 1975 among 36,860 adult residents of Washington County, Maryland, were studied in relation to the hardness of drinking water at home, assessed on the basis of 1,569 water samples taken during this period. There was no satisfactory evidence that water hardn...

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Published in:Stroke (1970) 1979-03, Vol.10 (2), p.199-205
Main Authors: Comstock, G W, Cauthen, G M, Helsing, K J, Goldberg, E L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Calcium Carbonate - analysis
Cerebrovascular Disorders - mortality
Female
Humans
Male
Maryland
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Water Supply - analysis
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Summary:Deaths associated with strokes from 1963 to 1975 among 36,860 adult residents of Washington County, Maryland, were studied in relation to the hardness of drinking water at home, assessed on the basis of 1,569 water samples taken during this period. There was no satisfactory evidence that water hardness was related to stroke mortality. Age was a strongly related factor. There was little or no association with sex, marital status, socio-economic status as reflected by education or housing, smoking history, or frequency of church attendance.
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/01.STR.10.2.199