Comparison of patient and proxy responses on risk factors for stroke

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Capelle, L G ^a   Vlak, M H M ^a   Algra, A ^a,b   Rinkel, G J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Proxy; Risk factor; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PROXY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251503286     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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