Stroke prevention in poor countries: Time for action

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2871-2872

  Bonita, Ruth ^a   Beaglehole, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Poverty; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 35648936436     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504589     Document Type: Editorial

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