A hospital based study on stratification of risk factors of stroke in Peshawar

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-307

  Khan, Hamzullah ^a   Afridi, Akber Khan ^a   Ashraf, Saadia ^a  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Peshawar; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 33748787463     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: 1682024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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