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http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24264| Title: | The Identification of Prognostic Factors in Patients Suffering from Thromboembolic Stroke |
| Authors: | Duku, Eric |
| Advisor: | Roberts, R. S. |
| Department: | Statistics |
| Keywords: | prognostic factor;thrombembolic stroke;patients |
| Publication Date: | Jul-1986 |
| Abstract: | In this project stroke data were analyzed with the use of survival techniques and incomplete principal component cox analysis. The data set resulted from a multi-center randomised controlled trial coordinated by investigators from the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton with 438 patients. It was found that among stroke survivors, congestive heart failure along with other cardiac impairments post the major risks. Other factors found to be important were patient age, previous TIAs, presence of ulcers, diabetes and sex. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24264 |
| Appears in Collections: | Digitized Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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| duku_eric_k_1986Jul_masters.pdf | 7.53 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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