Public awareness of sepsis and stroke in singapore:A population-based survey

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 269-277

  Phua, Jason ^a   Lim, Hui Fang ^a   Tay, Chee Kiang ^a   Aung, Ngu Wah ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Health knowledge; Infection; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PARESTHESIA; PUBLIC AWARENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SINGAPORE; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 84879611125     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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