Incidence and risk factors for stroke in an occupational cohort: The PROCAM study

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1562-1566

  Berger, Klaus ^a   Schulte, H ^a   Stogbauer F ^a   Assmann, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Incidence; Occupation; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031880191     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.8.1562     Document Type: Article

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