Central nervous system infections and stroke - a population-based analysis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-248

  Chien, L N ^a   Chi, N F ^b,c   Hu, C J ^b,c   Chiou, H Y ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular diseases; Infections; Strokes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBANIZATION;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES; INFECTIONS; STROKES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84883789099     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12116     Document Type: Article

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