Stroke prevalence in a poor neighbourhood of São Paulo, Brazil: Applying a stroke symptom questionnaire

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-39

  Abe, Ivana M ^a   Lotufo, Paulo A ^a   Goulart, Alessandra C ^a   Benseñor, Isabela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Prevalence; Stroke; Stroke epidemiology; WHO STEPS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAZIL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78650945993     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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