Awareness of stroke symptomatology and cardiovascular risk factors amongst stroke survivors

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 358-362

  Slark, Julia ^a   Bentley, Paul ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Sharma, Pankaj ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perception; risk; secondary prevention; stroke; stroke survivors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; FRUIT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEG DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SPEECH DISORDER; STRESS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862871324     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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