International Stroke Society - WHO Global Stroke Initiative: A report on population-based Mumbai stroke registry (2005-2006), India

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-240

  Dalal, Praful ^a   Bhattacharjee, M ^a   Vairale, J ^a   Bhat, P ^a  

^a LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; STROKE;

HUMANS; INDIA; REGISTRIES; SOCIETIES; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 69149094098     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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