Acute infection as a risk factor for ischemic stroke

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2204-2206

  Bova, I Y ^a   Bornstein, N M ^a,b   Korczyn, ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

cerebral ischemia; epidemiology infection; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030464687     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.12.2204     Document Type: Article

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