Genomewide association studies of stroke

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 722-

  Kim, Jongoh ^a   Young, Kwang Chae ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME 9P; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENETICS; NOTE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

CORONARY DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 68849101501     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc091089     Document Type: Letter

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