A prospective study of stroke sub-type from within an incident population in Tanzania

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 338-344

  Walker, Richard W ^a   Jusabani, Ahmed ^b   Aris, Eric ^c   Gray, William K ^d   Mitra, Dipayan ^e   Swai, Mark ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c Muhimbili Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLEN SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIRIRAJ SCORE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79957474947     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4511     Document Type: Article

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