The nature and predictors of stroke knowledge amongst at risk elderly persons in Brisbane, Australia

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 1339-1348

  Sullivan, Karen ^a   White, Katherine ^a   Young, Ross ^a   Chang, Anne ^a   Roos, Colette ^a   Scott, Clinton ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Stroke; Stroke knowledge; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749581734     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600633563     Document Type: Article

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