Chickenpox and risk of stroke: A self-controlled case series analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-68

  Thomas, Sara L ^a   Minassian, Caroline ^a   Ganesan, Vijeya ^b   Langan, Sinéad M ^a   Smeeth, Liam ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult; chickenpox; child; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHICKENPOX; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

AGED; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891351482     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit659     Document Type: Article

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