Frequency of complications of stroke

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-21

  Marwat, Mumtaz Ali ^a   Hussain, Muhammad ^b   Khan, Nisar ^c  

^a Khyber Girls Medical College   (Pakistan)

^b Medical Unit Hayatabad Medical Complex   (Pakistan)

^c AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Cerebral hemorrhage; Cerebral infarct; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHEST INFECTION; CONSTIPATION; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77953397712     PISSN: 19973438     EISSN: 19973446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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