Risk factors of stroke in western and asian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yi, Dong ^a   Chen, Xuetao ^a   Zhou, Liang ^a   Zhang, Yanqi ^a   Yi, Dali ^a   Liu, Ling ^a   Rao, Wen ^a   Wu, Yazhou ^a   Ma, Dihui ^a   Liu, Xiaoyu ^a   Zhou, Xiao Hua Andrew ^b   Lin, Hui ^a   Cheng, Dixiang ^c  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prospective study; Public health; Risk factors; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE;

EID: 84908003439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-776     Document Type: Review

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