Parity and risk of stroke: Fetal origins of adult disease?

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1408-1409

  Skilton, Michael R ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE;

EID: 77951774258     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181dd4e20     Document Type: Editorial

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