Clinico-radiological profile of stroke in eastern Nepal: A computed tomographic study

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4 NO. 2, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Naik, M ^a   Rauniyar, R K ^a   Sharma, U K ^a,b   Dwivedi, S ^a   Karki, D B ^a   Samuel, J R ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CVA; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE;

EID: 33746693212     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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