Black-White differences in stroke risk among young adults

Stroke

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1993, Pages I-13-I-15

  Kittner, Steven J ^a   McCarter, Robert J ^a   Sherwin, Roger W ^a   Sloan, Michael A ^a   Stern, Barney J ^b,c   Johnson, Constance J ^c   Buchholz, David ^c   Seipp, Mary J ^a   Price, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUCASOID RACE; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARYLAND; NEGROID RACE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027380082     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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