title: Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Methodological Issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Erfan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayubi
authors.affiliation: Managerial Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of Statistics & Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: saeidsafiri@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safiri
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology