Non-alcoholic cirrhosis and the risk of stroke: A 5-year follow-up study

Liver International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-360

  Chen, Yi Hua ^a   Chen, Kuan Yang ^b   Lin, Herng Ching ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Non alcoholic cirrhosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79551523996     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02350.x     Document Type: Article

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