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Stroke research in GenomEUtwin.
Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2003
Gaist David, Pedersen Nancy L, Koskenvuo Markku, Bak Søren, Giampaoli Simona, Christensen Kaare, Kaprio Jaakko
Abstract excerpt
Stroke is one of the leading causes of severe disability and death in the world. In the present article we outline possibilities and limitations for future stroke research within the GenomEUtwin. The combined sample of twins born before 1958 from Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, and available for follow-up into the second millennium for non-fatal and fatal stroke events through national inpatient and death registers...
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