Vascular risk factors in cocaine users with stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-258

  Sen, Souvik ^a,b   Silliman, Scott L ^a,b   Braitman, Leonard E ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Hemorrhagic; Hypertension; Ischemic; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749123385     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(99)80075-5     Document Type: Article

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