Homocysteine and Cerebral Infarction in Finnish Male Smokers
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Homocysteine and cerebral infarction in finnish male smokers.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Homocysteine is associated with stroke, but it is not clear whether this relationship is causal. We examined the association between total serum homocysteine concentration (tHcy) and cerebral infarction in a cohort of Finnish male smokers. METHODS This is a matched case-control study of 201 cases of cerebral infarction and 201 concurrently sampled age-matched controls n...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000074035.64365.2d