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Familial aggregation of stroke. The Framingham Study.
1 Sept 1993
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Family history is perceived to be an important risk factor for stroke despite conflicting published data. We examined patterns of familial aggregation of stroke among three generations using data from the Framingham Study. METHODS: Cox proportional hazards analyses, adjusting for known stroke risk factors, were used to examine familial concordance in three groups: (1) members of the...
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