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November 17, 2020; 95 (20) ArticleOpen Access

Sex differences in the association between major risk factors and the risk of stroke in the UK Biobank cohort study

Sanne A.E. Peters, View ORCID ProfileCheryl Carcel, Elizabeth R.C. Millett, Mark Woodward
First published October 16, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010982
Sanne A.E. Peters
From The George Institute for Global Health (S.A.E.P., E.R.C.M., M.W.), University of Oxford, UK; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (S.A.E.P.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health (C.C., M.W.), University of New South Wales; The University of Sydney (C.C.), Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology (M.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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Cheryl Carcel
From The George Institute for Global Health (S.A.E.P., E.R.C.M., M.W.), University of Oxford, UK; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (S.A.E.P.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health (C.C., M.W.), University of New South Wales; The University of Sydney (C.C.), Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology (M.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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Elizabeth R.C. Millett
From The George Institute for Global Health (S.A.E.P., E.R.C.M., M.W.), University of Oxford, UK; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (S.A.E.P.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health (C.C., M.W.), University of New South Wales; The University of Sydney (C.C.), Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology (M.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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From The George Institute for Global Health (S.A.E.P., E.R.C.M., M.W.), University of Oxford, UK; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (S.A.E.P.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health (C.C., M.W.), University of New South Wales; The University of Sydney (C.C.), Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology (M.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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Sex differences in the association between major risk factors and the risk of stroke in the UK Biobank cohort study
Sanne A.E. Peters, Cheryl Carcel, Elizabeth R.C. Millett, Mark Woodward
Neurology Nov 2020, 95 (20) e2715-e2726; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010982

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vol. 95 no. 20 e2715-e2726
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010982
PubMed: 
33067404

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received October 30, 2019
  • Accepted in final form May 11, 2020
  • First Published October 16, 2020.

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    1. Sanne A.E. Peters, PhD,
    2. Cheryl Carcel, MD, PhD,
    3. Elizabeth R.C. Millett, PhD and
    4. Mark Woodward, PhD
  1. Sanne A.E. Peters, PhD,
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    1. (1) Statistics in Medicine, Ass Ed (2) Women's Health, Ed

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    1. (1) Amgen; Kirin

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    1. NONE

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    1. (1) National Health and Medical Research Council (2) NIH (3) European Commission

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    1. (1) University of Dundee

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  1. From The George Institute for Global Health (S.A.E.P., E.R.C.M., M.W.), University of Oxford, UK; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (S.A.E.P.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health (C.C., M.W.), University of New South Wales; The University of Sydney (C.C.), Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology (M.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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    Dr. Peters speters{at}georgeinstitute.org.uk
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