Primary prevention of first-ever stroke in primary health care: A clinical practice study based on medical register data in sweden

Stroke Research and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nilsson, Gunnar H ^a   Skånér, Ylva ^a   Krakau, Ingvar ^a   Hassler, Ejda ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955970281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2010/468412     Document Type: Article

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