Stressful life events as triggers of ischemic stroke: A case-crossover study

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Guiraud, Vincent ^a   Touzé, Emmanuel ^a   Rouillon, Frédéric ^a   Godefroy, Olivier ^b   Mas, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Case crossover; Ischemic stroke; Life events; Risk factor; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHABITATION; COURTSHIP; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STROKE PATIENT; WORK;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872935079     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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