Leukocyte count, diabetes mellitus and age are strong predictors of stroke in a rural population in southern Italy: An 8-year follow-up

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 225-231

  Noto, Davide ^a   Barbagallo, Carlo Maria ^a   Cavera, Giovanni ^a   Cefalu', Angelo Baldassare ^a   Caimi, Gregorio ^a   Marino, Giuseppina ^a   Lo Coco, Lucio ^a   Caldarella, Rosalia ^a   Notarbartolo, Alberto ^a   Averna, Maurizio Rocco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Leukocytes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; ITALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0034966170     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00716-4     Document Type: Article

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