Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 A, 2008, Pages 209-212

  Coelho, Rodolfo De Souza ^a   De Freitas, Wladimir Magalhães ^b   Campos, Geniberto Paiva ^b   Teixeira, Ricardo Afonso ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b Clínica Biocárdios   (Brazil)

^c SHLS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lay knowledge; Public perception; Stroke awareness

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 45849113568     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200013     Document Type: Article

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