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Profile and health-related quality of life of Ghanaian stroke survivors

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality with a major effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There are no previous studies exploring HRQoL among stroke survivors in Ghana, despite the increasing public health significance of the disease in this country. Here we describe the prof...

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Autores principales:	Donkor, Eric S, Owolabi, Mayowa O, Bampoh, Patrick O, Amoo, Philip K, Aspelund, Thor, Gudnason, Vilmundur
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2014
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199965/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25336935 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S62371

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