Modest improvement in risk factor control after admission for a stroke or transient ischemic attack

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 174-178

  Cheng, Eric M ^a   Jolly, Desmond ^a   Jones, Lesley A ^a   Cohen, Stanley N ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Secondary stroke prevention; Stroke risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 22144448493     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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