Variations of risk factors for ischemic stroke and its subtypes in Chinese patients in Taiwan

Abstract Chinese have a higher stroke incidence and a different distribution of ischemic stroke (IS) subtypes as compared with Caucasians. Herein we aimed to investigate the prevalence and associations of major risk factors in IS and its subtypes in Chinese patients. From 2006 to 2011, we included 4...

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Main Authors: Chung-Fen Tsai, Cathie L. M. Sudlow, Niall Anderson, Jiann-Shing Jeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89228-x