Stroke awareness among low literacy latinos living in the south Carolina low country

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 499-504

  Ellis, Charles ^a   Wolff, Joanna ^a   Wyse, Amanda ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Latinos; Literacy; Stroke; Stroke awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACE DISORDER; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STROKE; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449535881     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9182-y     Document Type: Article

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