Stroke in former prisoners of war

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 72-78

  Brass, Lawrence M ^a,b   Page, William F ^c  

^a Neurology Service   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prisoners of war; Risk; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003113754     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(96)80006-1     Document Type: Article

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