The Prognostic Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Stroke Severity, Disability, Length of Stay in Hospital, and Mortality in a Cohort with Cerebrovascular Disease

Conclusions: Our results provide empirical evidence regarding the prognostic influence of cigarette smoking on stroke severity, disability, and LOS in hospital and mortality, but the magnitude of the effect varied by stroke type.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Rojiemiahd K. Edjoc, Robert D. Reid, Mukul Sharma, Jiming Fang, Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research