Stroke prevention in the developing world

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3655-3658

  Feigin, Valery L ^a   Krishnamurthi, Rita ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALT INTAKE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE; URBANIZATION;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE;

EID: 84856235194     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.596858     Document Type: Review

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