Stroke in Italy: A disease to prevent

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 199-203

  Sacco, Simona ^a   Marini, Carmine ^a   Sucapane, Patrizia ^a   Carolei, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prevention; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYMPTOM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33746453367     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960600549074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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