Stroke in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 400-403

  Khealani, Bhojo A ^a   Hameed, Bilal ^b   Mapari, Uzma U ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 46849086976     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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