Stroke in sub-Saharan Africa;Les accidents vasculaires cérébraux en Afrique subSaharienne

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 596-600

  Sagui, E ^a  

^a LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Africa South of the Sahara; Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular disorders; Hemorrhagic stroke; Ischemic stroke; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STROKE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE;

EID: 42149134846     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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