Validation of a stroke symptom questionnaire for epidemiological surveys;Validação de um questionário de sintomas cerebrovasculares para inquéritos epidemiológicos

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-231

  Abe, Ivana Makita ^a   Goulart, Alessandra Carvalho ^a   Santos Júnior, Waldyr Rodrigues ^a   Lotufo, Paulo Andrade ^a   Benseñor, Isabela Martins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Population surveillance; Prevalence; Stroke; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78650108605     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802010000400010     Document Type: Article

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