Smoking as a risk factor for stroke in women compared with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 81 cohorts, including 3 980 359 individuals and 42 401 strokes

Background and Purpose-It is currently unknown whether the excess risk of stroke by smoking is the same for women and men. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the effect of smoking on stroke in women compared with men. Methods-PubMed MEDLINE was systematically searched for...

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Main Authors: Peters, S., Huxley, Rachel, Woodward, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27535