Pronounced association of elevated serum homocysteine with stroke in subgroups of individuals: A nationwide study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 153-157

  Towfighi, Amytis ^a   Markovic, Daniela ^b   Ovbiagele, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Homocysteine; Hypertension; NHANES; Stroke

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958151101     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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