Stroke, obesity and gender: A review of the literature

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Katsiki, Niki ^a   Ntaios, George ^b   Vemmos, Konstantinos ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gender; Morbidity; Mortality; Obesity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADIPONECTIN; ALTEPLASE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROPROTECTION; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958019749     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.010     Document Type: Review

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