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A Prospective Study of Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Stroke in Women
JAMA 277:1539-1545, Rexrode,K.M.,et al, 1997
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Article Abstract
These prospective data indicate that both obesity and weight gain in women are important risk factors for ischemic and total stroke but not hemorrhagic stroke.The relationship between obesity and total stroke depends upon the distribution of stroke subtypes in the population.
 
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