Prevalence of self reported stroke in a population in northern England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 140-143

  Geddes, Joanna M L ^a,d   Fear, Jon ^b   Tennant, Alan ^a   Pickering, Ann ^c   Hillman, Micky ^a   Chamberlain, M Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c Sovereign House   (United Kingdom)

^d Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029913764     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.2.140     Document Type: Article

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