Is stroke increasing in India - Preventive measures that need to be implemented

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Banerjee, Tapas Kumar ^a   Roy, Mrinal Kanti ^b   Bhoi, Kamala Kant ^c  

^a National Neurosciences Centre   (India)

^b NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c BANGUR INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Prevalence rate; Preventive strategy; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

FAT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 26944465833     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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