Ethnic South Asian ischaemic stroke patients have a higher prevalence of a family history of vascular disease compared to age, gender and diabetes-matched ethnic Chinese subjects

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 118-120

  De Silva, Deidre Anne ^a   Woon, Fung Peng ^a   Chen, Christopher Li Hsian ^b   Chang, Hui Meng ^a   Wong, Meng Cheong ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c National Medical Research Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age; Ethnic Chinese; Ethnic South Asian; Family history; Ischaemic stroke; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 69849102458     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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