Stroke in Arab countries: A systematic literature review

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Benamer, Hani TS ^a   Grosset, Donald ^b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Incidence; Outcome; Prevalence; Risk factors; Stroke; Types

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; ARAB; BAHRAIN; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EGYPT; FATALITY; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; LIFESTYLE; MOROCCO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; STROKE; SUDAN; SURVIVAL; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TUNISIA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARABS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67849119440     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.029     Document Type: Review

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