Cerebrovascular diseases in the elderly from gerontological aspects

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 476-479

  Iwamoto, Toshihiko ^a   Kiuchi, Akihiro ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asymptomatic brain infarction; Atherothrombotic brain infarction; Cardioembolic stroke; Leukoaraiosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HUMANS;

EID: 0642342720     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.40.476     Document Type: Article

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