Family history of stroke among Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white patients with stroke and TIA: Implications for the feasibility and design of stroke genetics research

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 96-102

  Lisabeth, Lynda D ^a   Kardia, Sharon L R ^b   Smith, Melinda A ^a   Fornage, Myriam ^c   Morgenstern, Lewis B ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Family history; Genetics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BLOOD DONORS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 10844245450     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081056     Document Type: Article

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