Stroke: A realistic approach to a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa is urgently needed

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 707-710

  Kolapo, Kehinde O ^a   Vento, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Prevention; Stroke; Sub Saharan Africa; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DIABETES; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE;

AFRICA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FATALITY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NURSE TRAINING; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SMOKING; STOMACH DISEASE; STROKE; SUB SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79955749637     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02759.x     Document Type: Article

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