Diagnosed diabetes mellitus and in-hospital stroke mortality in a major sub-Saharan African urban medical unit

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• 作者：Alain Lekoubou^a ; Nkoke Clovis^b ; Anastase Dzudie^c ; Andre Pascal Kengne^d ; ^e ; ^{andre.kengne@mrc.ac.za}
• 关键词：Sub-Saharan Africa ; Cameroon ; stroke ; Diabetes mellitus ; Mortality
• 刊名：Primary Care Diabetes
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：11
• 期：1
• 页码：57-62
• 全文大小：275 K
• 卷排序：11

文摘

Currently, one out of five patients with acute stroke will die during the initial hospitalization. Traditional stroke risk factors are more frequent among diabetic patients. Having a history of known diabetes mellitus is not associated with a higher in-hospital death rate after a stroke.