Knowledge of stroke warning symptoms and intended action in response to stroke in Spain: A nationwide population-based study

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-168

  Lundelin, Krista ^a   Graciani, Auxiliadora ^a   Garca Puig, Juan ^b   Guallar Castilln, Pilar ^a   Taboada, Jos M ^c   Rodrguez Artalejo, Fernando ^a   Banegas, Jos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigation Basica Sanofi Aventis   (Spain)

Author keywords

Awareness of symptoms; Emergency medical services activation; Knowledge of symptoms; Stroke; Stroke warning symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING; SPAIN; STROKE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865060686     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341408     Document Type: Article

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