Cerebrovascular diseases in Nigeria: What do we know and what do we need to know?

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Ogungbo, B I ^a   Gregson, B ^a   Mendelow, A D ^a   Walker, Richard ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY LIGATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NIGERIA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037256927     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300112     Document Type: Article

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