Systematic Review of Methods and Results of Studies of the Genetic Epidemiology of Ischemic Stroke

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 212-227

  Floßmann, Enrico ^a   Schulz, Ursula G R ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Meta analysis; Publication bias; Review literature; Stroke, ischemic; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

AGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK FACTORS; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0346726097     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000107187.84390.AA     Document Type: Review

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