Freeze the stroke: Public awareness program for immediate detection of first symptoms

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2510-2512

  Tedim Cruz, Vítor ^a,b   Araújo, Isabel ^a,b   Alves, Ivĝnia ^a,b   Magano, Aldiro ^a,b   Coutinho, Paula ^a,c  

^a Hospital So Sebastio   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

educational campaigns; emergency medicine; health policy; stroke signs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; STROKE;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE;

EID: 84865613308     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.655050     Document Type: Article

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