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Characteristics, risk factors and case fatality rate of stroke in hospitalized patients in semi-urban South–South Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Stroke causes death and disability worldwide. Hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor. In Nigeria, studies on outcome and risk factors of stroke are from urban-based hospitals. This study aims to look at stroke outcome and the major modifiable risk factors of hospitalized stroke p...

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Autores principales: Okokhere, Peter O, Bankole, Idowu A, Erohubie, Christian A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312113516112