Stroke awareness in the general population: knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs in older adults

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of death and functional impairment. While older people are particularly vulnerable to stroke, research suggests that they have the poorest awareness of stroke warning signs and risk factors. This study examined knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factors...

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Hauptverfasser: Hickey, Anne, O'Hanlon, Ann, McGee, Hannah, Donnellan, Claire, Shelley, Emer, Horgan, Frances, O'Neill, Desmond
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734750/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19656359
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-35
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