Stroke prevention: Awareness of risk factors for stroke among African American residents in the Mississippi delta region

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Sallar, Anthony M ^a   Williams, P Bassey ^b   Omishakin, Ademola M ^c   Lloyd, Debra Patton ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health disparities; Stroke; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 77649098526     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30495-8     Document Type: Article

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