Epidemiological Studies of Cerebrovascular Diseases and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Taiwan

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 190-202

  Jeng, Jiann Shing ^a,b   Su, Ta Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Stroke; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN AREA;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 37549063902     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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