Genetic aspects of stroke : association and linkage studies in a northern Swedish population

Stroke is a common, multifactorial cardiovascular disease. A stroke event is the result of traditional risk factors (i.e. hypertension, diabetes, smoking), environmental exposures and genetic factors in a complex interplay. The genetic contribution is, as estimated by studies on the influence of fam...

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Main Author: Wiklund, Per-Gunnar
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin 2005
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-668
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-999-4