Re - Appraisal of risk factors for stroke in Nigerian Africans - A prospective case - Control study

African Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 20-27

  Amu, E ^a   Ogunrin, Olubunmi ^a   Danesi, Mustapha ^b  

^a University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b LUTH   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Nigeria; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STROKE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645561491     PISSN: 10158618     EISSN: 10158618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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