Association of total pre-existing comorbidities with stroke risk: a large-scale community-based cohort study from China
Abstract Background Comorbidities, any other coexisting diseases in patients with a particular index disease, are known to increase the mortality of a stroke. However, the association of pre-existing comorbidities with stroke risk has not been fully studied. Methods This study included 16,246 adults...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12002-1 |