A cross-sectional study of quality of life in incident stroke survivors in rural northern Tanzania

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1422-1430

  Howitt, Suzanne C ^a   Jones, Matthew P ^b   Jusabani, Ahmed ^c   Gray, William K ^d   Aris, Eric ^e   Mugusi, Ferdinand ^e   Swai, Mark ^c   Walker, Richard W ^d  

^a SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Muhimbili Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Quality of life; Stroke; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE; SURVIVOR; TANZANIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 79961028868     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-5948-6     Document Type: Article

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