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Risk of ischemic stroke during the initiation period of α-blocker therapy among older men

Chao-Lun Lai, Raymond Nien-Chen Kuo, Ho-Min Chen, Ming-Fong Chen, K. Arnold Chan and Mei-Shu Lai
CMAJ March 01, 2016 188 (4) 255-260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150624
Chao-Lun Lai
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • For correspondence: chaolunlai@ntu.edu.tw mslai@ntu.edu.tw
Raymond Nien-Chen Kuo
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ho-Min Chen
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ming-Fong Chen
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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K. Arnold Chan
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mei-Shu Lai
Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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vol. 188 no. 4 255-260
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150624
PubMed 
26644502
History 
  • Accepted October 26, 2015
  • Published online February 29, 2016.

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  1. Chao-Lun Lai, MD PhD⇑,
  2. Raymond Nien-Chen Kuo, PhD,
  3. Ho-Min Chen, MS,
  4. Ming-Fong Chen, MD PhD,
  5. K. Arnold Chan, MD ScD,
  6. Mei-Shu Lai, MD PhD
  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Critical Care Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (C.-L. Lai), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (C.-L. Lai, M.-S. Lai) and Institute of Health Policy and Management (Kuo), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Kuo, H.-M. Chen, M.-S. Lai), National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (M.-F. Chen) and Medical Research (Chan), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oncology (Chan), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
  1. Correspondence to: Chao-Lun Lai, chaolunlai{at}ntu.edu.tw; and Mei-Shu Lai, mslai{at}ntu.edu.tw
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