Sex differences in stroke epidemiology: A systematic review

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1082-1090

  Appelros, Peter ^a   Stegmayr, Birgitta ^b   Terent, Andreas ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gender; Sex; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; MALE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE;

EID: 65249125762     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540781     Document Type: Article

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