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Relationships between family histories of stroke and of hypertension and stroke mortality: NIPPON DATA80, 1980-1999.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Aug 2008
Kadota Aya, Okamura Tomonori, Hozawa Atsushi, Kadowaki Takashi, Murakami Yoshitaka, Hayakawa Takehito, Kita Yoshikuni, Okayama Akira, Nakamura Yasuyuki, Ueshima Hirotsugu
Abstract excerpt
A family history of stroke seems to be related with increased risk of stroke although the relationship is not always significant. Increased risk of stroke is strongly associated with hypertension, which might be also associated with family history. However, investigations into the relationship between family history of hypertension and stroke mortality are scarce. We investigated whether a family history of...
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