Association between ischemic stroke and iron-deficiency anemia: a population-based study.

Very little is known about the relationship between non-sickle cell anemia and stroke. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) with stroke based on a nationwide coverage database in Taiwan.The case-control study subjects were obtained from the Taiwane...

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Main Authors: Yen-Liang Chang, Shih-Han Hung, Wells Ling, Herng-Ching Lin, Hsien-Chang Li, Shiu-Dong Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857285?pdf=render