Knowledge and perception of stroke amongst hospital workers in an African community

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 998-1003

  Akinyemi, R O ^a,b   Ogah, O S ^a   Ogundipe, R F ^a   Oyesola, O A ^a   Oyadoke, A A ^a   Ogunlana, M O ^a   Otubogun, F M ^a   Odeyinka, T F ^a   Alabi, B S ^a   Akinyemi, J O ^c   Osinfade, J K ^a   Kalaria, R N ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Hospital workers; Knowledge; Nigeria; Perception; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STROKE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; WEAKNESS; WITCHCRAFT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 68849107336     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02666.x     Document Type: Article

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