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Stroke prevention: hypertension, diabetes, tobacco, and lipids
1Clinical and Research Stroke Fellow, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Neurologic Clinics
|April 11, 2000
Abstract:
This article reviews the most recent epidemiologic evidence supporting topics such as hypertension, diabetes, tobacco, and lipids as risks for stroke. Where available, American Stroke Association (ASA) and National Stroke Association (NSA) consensus statement guidelines for the treatment of these risk factors are given.