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In acute ischemic stroke patients with smoking incidence, are more women than men more likely to be included or excluded from thrombolysis therapy?

Oluyemi R RotimiIretioluwa F AjaniAlexandria PenwellShyyon LariBrittany WalkerThomas I Nathaniel
Published in: Women's health (London, England) (2020)
In an ischemic stroke population with a history of smoking, female smokers are more likely to be excluded from thrombolysis therapy in comparison to men, even after adjustment for confounding variables.
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