Stroke in Developing Countries: Epidemiology, Impact and Policy Implications

Development Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 693-709

  Lloyd Sherlock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; Health policy; Prevention; Stroke; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STROKE;

EID: 79251493799     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2010.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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