Stroke knowledge and awareness: An integrative review of the evidence

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-22

  Jones, Stephanie P ^a   Jenkinson, Amanda J ^b   Leathley, Michael J ^a   Watkins, Caroline L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cerebrovascular accident; Elderly; Risk factor; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPEECH DISORDER; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; WEAKNESS;

AWARENESS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77949373820     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp196     Document Type: Review

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