Stroke prevalence among the elderly in Vassouras, Rio De Janeiro State, Brazil, according to data from the Family Health Program;Prevalência de acidente vascular cerebral em idosos no Município de Vassouras, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil, através do rastreamento de dados do Programa Saúde da Família

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1929-1936

  Pereira, Ana Beatriz Calmon Nogueira da Gama ^a,b   Alvarenga, Hélcio ^a   Pereira Júnior, Rubens Silva ^c   Barbosa, Maria Tereza Serrano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Prefeitura Municipal de Vassouras   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE SEVERINO SOMBRA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Family Health Program; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449089257     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000900007     Document Type: Article

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