Stroke recognition among individuals with stroke risk factors

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Ellis, Charles ^a   Egede, Leonard E ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Hypertension; Smoking; Stroke; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 62249115776     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318176abd1     Document Type: Article

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