Parental history of cardiovascular disease and risk of stroke: A prospective follow-up of 14 371 middle-aged men and women in Finland

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1361-1366

  Jousilahti, Pekka ^a   Rastenyte, Daiva ^a   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a   Sarti, Cinzia ^a   Vartiainen, Erkki ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Coronary heart disease; Hereditary disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0030839917     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.7.1361     Document Type: Article

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