Association of transient ischemic attack/stroke symptoms assessed by standardized questionnaire and algorithm with cerebrovascular risk factors and carotid artery wall thickness. The ARIC Study, 1987-1989

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 857-866

  Chambless, Lloyd E ^a,e   Shahar, Eyal ^b   Sharrett, A Richey ^c   Heiss, Gerardo ^a   Wijnberg, Louis ^a   Paton, Catherine C ^a   Sorlie, Paul ^c   Toole, James F ^d  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cerebral ischemia, transient; cerebrovascular disorders; coronary disease; ethnic groups; risk factors; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029985076     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009020     Document Type: Article

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