Autoimmune thyroiditis as a risk factor for stroke: A historical cohort study

Neurology

Volumn 82, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1643-1652

  Karch, André ^a,b,c   Thomas, Sara L ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

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

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROXINE;

EID: 84902188262     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000377     Document Type: Article

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