A descriptive epidemiological study on stroke in Kampala, Uganda: A hospital-based study;Epidemiologie descriptive des accidents vasculaires cerebraux a Kampala, Ouganda: Une etude hospitaliere

African Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nakibuuka, Jane ^a   Abwooli, Nyakoojo ^b   Namale, Alice ^c   Blondin, Nicholas A ^d   Ddumba, Edward ^e  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Nsambya Home Care   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LACUNAR STROKE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UGANDA;

EID: 84867025870     PISSN: 10158618     EISSN: 19922647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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