Risk of stroke early after transient ischaemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1063-1072

  Giles, Matthew F ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RISK; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36148978582     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70274-0     Document Type: Article

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