Advances in primary prevention and health services delivery

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Goldstein, Larry B ^a,b,d   Rothwell, Peter M ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Lifestyle; Mmoking; Prevention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 65549143561     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.544536     Document Type: Short Survey

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