Assesing general health among stroke patients through a comparative methodology

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 477-480

  Savadi Oskouei, D ^a   Molavi, P ^b   Mohammadzadeh, L ^a   Sadeghi Bazargani, H ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebro vascular accident; Depression; GHQ 28; Iran; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATIZATION; STROKE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34249852050     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.477.480     Document Type: Article

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