Differences in vascular risk factors between etiological subtypes of ischemic stroke: importance of population-based studies.
BACKGROUND: To understand the mechanisms of stroke and to target prevention, we need to know how risk factors differ between etiological subtypes. Hospital-based studies may be biased because not all stroke patients are admitted. If risk factors differ between patients who are admitted and those who...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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