Atopic dermatitis and risk of ischemic stroke: A nationwide population-based study

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-89

  Su, Vincent Yi Fong ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,b   Yeh, Chiu Mei ^a   Chou, Kun Ta ^a,b   Hung, Man Hsin ^a   Chu, Szu Ying ^a,b   Su, Kang Cheng ^a,b   Chang, Yu Sheng ^b,c   Lin, Ya Hsuan ^d   Liu, Chia Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cardiovascular disease; Ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 84893309058     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: 13652060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2013.870018     Document Type: Article

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