Gender differences in 1-year clinical characteristics and outcomes after stroke: results from the China National Stroke Registry.

BACKGROUND: Previous reports have shown inconsistent results on clinical outcomes between women and men after stroke, and little is known about gender differences on outcomes in Chinese post-stroke patients. The aim of this study was to explore whether there were gender differences on clinical chara...

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Main Authors: Zhan Wang, Jingjing Li, Chunxue Wang, Xiaomei Yao, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Hao Li, Gaifen Liu, Anxin Wang, Yongjun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572058?pdf=render