Sex differences in the incidence of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke among diabetics in taiwan

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 647-654

  Chen, Hua Fen ^a   Lee, Siu Pak ^b   Li, Chung Yi ^c  

^a Department of Endocrinology ^*

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRATIFICATION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 68349110656     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0918     Document Type: Article

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