Risk factors for ischemic stroke and its subtypes in Chinese vs. Caucasians: Systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 485-493

  Tsai, Chung Fen ^a,b,c   Anderson, Niall ^d   Thomas, Brenda ^c   Sudlow, Cathie L M ^c,d  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Ischemic stroke; Risk factor; Subtype; Whites

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LACUNAR STROKE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84929335851     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12508     Document Type: Article

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