Stroke mortality in a teaching hospital in South Western Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-188

  Komolafe, M A ^a   Ogunlade, O ^a   Komolafe, E O ^a  

^a Faculty of Clinical Sciences   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35248813867     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507781524557     Document Type: Letter

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