Pneumococcal pneumonia and the risk of stroke: a population-based follow-up study.
BACKGROUND: To investigate the risk of developing stroke in patients hospitalized following a diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. METHODS: The study cohorts comprised of patients hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia (n = 745), with a random sampling of control individu...
Main Authors: | Li-Fu Chen, Hsin-Pai Chen, Yung-Sung Huang, Kuang-Yung Huang, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chih Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520842?pdf=render |
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