Finnish study identifies factors that increase death in stroke patients ages 15 to 49
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
Heavy drinking, being 45 to 49 years old, type 1 diabetes or having a preceding infection are associated with more than twice the risk of death in stroke patients 15 to 49 years old, according to a Finnish study.
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