Risk factors for stroke in Thai patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Piravej, Krisna ^a   Wiwatkul, Wiwan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diabetes Mellitus; Drinking; Heart Disease; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Previous Stroke; Risk Factors; Smoking; TIA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THAILAND; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 0041931041     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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