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NIH study links cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans
Smoking cessation could be a path to fewer strokes, researchers say.
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Cigarette Smoking and Incident Stroke in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study
Background Blacks are disproportionately affected by stroke compared with whites; however, less is known about the relationship between stroke and cigarette smoking in bl …
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