Lipid levels and the risk of ischemic stroke in women.

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Published in Neurology on February 20, 2007

Authors

T Kurth1, B M Everett, J E Buring, C S Kase, P M Ridker, J M Gaziano

Author Affiliations

1: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. tkurth@rics.bwh.harvard.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Women's Health Study (WHS): A Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (WHS) | NCT00000479

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