Epidemiology of Stroke in the Elderly in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 497-504

  Viriyavejakul, Adulya ^a   Senanarong, Vorapan ^a   Prayoonwiwat, Naraporn ^a   Praditsuwan, Rungnirund ^a   Chaisevikul, Rungsan ^a   Poungvarin, Niphon ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 0032112740     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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