Taming the burgeoning stroke epidemic in Africa: Stroke quadrangle to the rescue

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412-421

  Owolabi, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TELEMEDICINE;

AFRICA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84856392168     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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