Risk factors for stroke: A hospital based study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Khan, Salma N ^a,b   Vohra, Ejaz Ahmed ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cerebral hemorrhage; Cerebral infarction; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33947116760     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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