Ischemic stroke in Jordan 2000 to 2002: A two-year, hospital-based study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-84

  Bahou, Yacoub ^a   Hamid, Hamada ^b   Raqab, Mohammad Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; ischemic stroke; Jordan; lacunes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

EID: 3042720159     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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