Exploring gender distribution in patients with acute stroke: A multinational approach

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-16

  Foerch, Christian ^a   Ghandehari, Kavian ^b   Xu, Gelin ^c   Kaul, Subash ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gender; Incidence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANKIN SCALE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84879190892     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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