Carotid artery disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A marker of epidemiological and stroke transition

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-121

  Connor, Myles D ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STROKE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 84857459604     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336110     Document Type: Note

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