Perception of risk and knowledge of risk factors in women at high risk for stroke

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1181-1186

  Dearborn, Jennifer L ^a   McCullough, Louise D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health belief model; Risk perception; Stroke knowledge; Stroke warning signs; Women and stroke

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TEACHER; THEORETICAL MODEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 65249115257     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543272     Document Type: Article

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