A comparative analysis of risk factors and stroke risk for Asian and non-Asian men: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 606-611

  Hyun, Karice K ^a   Huxley, Rachel R ^a,b   Arima, Hisatomi ^a   Woo, Jean ^c   Lam, Tai Hing ^d   Ueshima, Hirotsugu ^e   Fang, Xianghua ^f   Peters, Sanne A E ^a,g   Jee, Sun Ha ^h   Giles, Graham G ^i,j,k   Barzi, Federica ^a   Woodward, Mark ^a,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^f CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h Yonsei University   (South Korea)

ⁱ CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^k MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Asia; Epidemiology; Haemorrhagic stroke; Ischemic stroke; Meta analysis; Non Asia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BODY MASS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ASIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE; ISCHEMIC STROKE; META-ANALYSIS; NON-ASIA; RISK FACTORS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE;

EID: 84888133326     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12166     Document Type: Article

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