Symptoms and risk factors for stroke in a community-based observational sample in Viet Nam

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-163

  Fitzpatrick, Annette L ^a   Ngo, Quang Van ^b   Ly, Kiet A ^a   Ton, Thanh G N ^a   Longstreth, W T ^a   Vo, Tung T ^b   Heitzinger, Kristen ^a   Pham, Chien H ^b   Tirschwell, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Community based; Risk factors; Stroke; Symptoms; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868302859     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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