Prognosis and outcome of acute stroke in the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-362

  Obiako, O R ^a   Oparah, S K ^b   Ogunniyi, A ^c  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Coma; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855230386     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.86784     Document Type: Article

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