Discontinuation of secondary preventive treatment of stroke: An unexplored scenario in India

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 766-769

  Das, Kamalesh ^a   Ghosh, Mrinalkanti ^a   Khanna, Bidisha ^a   Banerjee, Mausumi ^a   Mondal, G P ^a   Singh, Om Prakash ^a   Chakraborty, Arindam ^b  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Discontinuation of secondary preventive treatment; Recurrence of stroke; Secondary prevention of stroke; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957773773     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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