Infection as cause of stroke: A contagious idea that may explain racial disparity

Neurology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 908-909

  Jeerakathil, Thomas ^a   Lo, Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EDITORIAL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 84898751966     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000224     Document Type: Editorial

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