Sustained impact of UK FAST-test public education on response to stroke: A population-based time-series study

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1108-1114

  Wolters, Frank J ^a   Paul, Nicola L M ^a   Li, Linxin ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FAST; Patient behavior; Public education; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE ARM SPEECH TIME TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TIME TO TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STROKE; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84942295532     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12484     Document Type: Article

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