Feasibility of a pilot programme to increase awareness of blood pressure as an important risk factor for stroke in Australia

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Kilkenny, Monique F ^a,b   Johnson, Roslyn R ^c   Cadilhac, Dominique A ^a,b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Prevention; Risk factor; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; STROKE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77956233591     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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