Open AccessSmoking as a Risk Factor for Stroke in Women Compared With Men
Author(s) -
Sanne A. E. Peters,
Rachel Huxley,
Mark Woodward
Publication year - 2013
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.113.002342
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , risk factor , mechanical engineering , engineering
It is currently unknown whether the excess risk of stroke by smoking is the same for women and men. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the effect of smoking on stroke in women compared with men.
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