A positive relation between high hemoglobin values and the risk of ischemic stroke

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-88

  Di Mascio, Rocco ^a   Marchioli, Roberto ^a   Vitullo, Felice ^a   Tognoni, Gianni ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Hemoglobin; Ischemic stroke; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030046076     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117214     Document Type: Article

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