Multiple modifiable risk factors for first ischemic stroke: A population-based epidemiological study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 577-582

  Hadjiev, D I ^a,c   Mineva, P P ^b   Vukov, M I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^c Apt 2 ^*  (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Lifestyle associated risk factors; Multiple risk factors; Outcomes; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URBAN POPULATION; VASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142056068     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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