Risk factors for new atherothrombotic brain infarction in 664 older men and 1,488 older women

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1381-1383

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a,b,c   Ahn, Chul ^a,b,c   Gutstein, Hal ^a,b,c  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030585710     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00214-7     Document Type: Article

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