Stroke in India: A silent epidemic

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages

  Pandian, Jeyaraj ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROIMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PUBLICATION; STROKE;

EID: 46949090330     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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