Stroke burden in adults in Armenia

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-249

  Danielyan, Kristine Edgar ^a   Oganesyn, Hakob Martin ^b   Nahapetyan, Karen Martun ^c   Kevorkian, Guevork Artashes ^a   Vladimir, Davidyants ^e   Galoyan, Armen Anushavan ^a   Grigorian, George Samson ^d  

^a H Buniatian Institute of Biochemistry National Academy of Sciences of Armenia   (Armenia)

^b Section of Traumatology   (Armenia)

^c Neurology Section   (Armenia)

^d Yerevan Emergency Hospital   (Armenia)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; CT scan; Developing countries; Risk factors; Stroke subtypes; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; AMLODIPINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEREBOLISYN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRONE; MEXIDOL; RAMIPRIL; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROKINASE;

AGING; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; ETHNICITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MORTALITY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARMENIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84858269571     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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