Risk factors for stroke mortality in men and women: The busselton study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-452

  Knuiman, Matthew W ^a   Vu, Hien T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Busselton study; mortality; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 8044228396     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300506     Document Type: Article

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