Increasing frequency and burden of cerebral artery atherosclerosis in Korean stroke patients

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-325

  Kim, Young Dae ^a   Choi, Hye Yeon ^a   Cho, Hyun Ji ^a   Cha, Myoung Jin ^a   Nam, Chung Mo ^a   Han, Sang Won ^a,b   Nam, Hyo Suk ^a   Heo, Ji Hoe ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER; STROKE PATIENT; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954268289     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.3.318     Document Type: Article

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