Epidemiology of stroke in a rural community in Southeastern Nigeria

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 375-388

  Enwereji, Kelechi O ^a   Nwosu, Maduaburochukwu C ^a   Ogunniyi, Adesola ^b   Nwani, Paul O ^a   Asomugha, Azuoma L ^a   Enwereji, Ezinna E ^c  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing country; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFANT; SEX RATIO; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903766257     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S57623     Document Type: Article

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