Implementation of Telephone-Based Secondary Preventive Intervention after Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack - Participation Rate, Reasons for Nonparticipation and One-Year Mortality

Implementation of Telephone-Based Secondary Preventive Intervention after Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack - Participation Rate, Reasons for Nonparticipation and One-Year Mortality

Background and Purpose: Patients who experience a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are known to be at high risk of subsequent vascular events, underscoring the need for secondary preventive intervention. However, previous studies have indicated insufficiency in the implementation of seconda...

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Main Authors: Anna-Lotta Irewall, Lisa Bergström, Joachim Ögren, Katarina Laurell, Lars Söderström, Thomas Mooe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-02-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Socioeconomic status
Secondary prevention
Stroke
Transient ischemic attack
Implementation
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/358121

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