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Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Stroke: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.
Stroke - 1 Mar 2021
Harshfield Eric L, Georgakis Marios K, Malik Rainer, Dichgans Martin, Markus Hugh S
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Assessing whether modifiable risk factors are causally associated with stroke risk is important in planning public health measures, but determining causality can be difficult in epidemiological data. We evaluated whether modifiable lifestyle factors including educational attainment, smoking, and body mass index are causal risk factors for ischemic stroke and its subtypes and hemorrhagic...
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