Open AccessIs the ‘Stroke Belt’ Worn From Childhood?
Author(s) -
M. Maria Glymour,
Mauricio Avendaño,
Lisa Berkman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.482059
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , medicine , residence , hazard ratio , cohort , cohort study , demography , risk factor , proportional hazards model , pediatrics , gerontology , physical therapy , confidence interval , surgery , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Most Stroke Belt studies define exposure based on residence at stroke onset. We assessed whether residence in the Stroke Belt during childhood confers extra stroke risk in adulthood, even among people who left the region.
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