Is there any effect of Ramadan fasting on stroke incidence?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 404-408

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a   Hamad, A ^b   Fares, A ^b   Al Sayed, H M ^b   Al Suwaidi, J ^b  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b Department of Neurology ^*

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Fasting; Ramadan fasting; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; DATABASES; FASTING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QATAR; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646480199     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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