A community education program on atrial fibrillation: Implications of pulse self-examination on awareness and behavior

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 208-213

  Munschauer III, Frederick E ^a,b,c   Sohocki, Dena ^b   Smith Carrow, Shannon ^b   Priore, Roger L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c JACOBS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; community education; pulse; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EXAMINATION; STROKE;

EID: 7044223230     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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