Primary Prevention of First-Ever Stroke in Primary Health Care: A Clinical Practice Study Based on Medical Register Data in Sweden

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate whether established risk factors for stroke in patients admitted to health care for first-ever stroke had been detected and treated in primary health care. Methods. In a retrospective study in Nacka municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with abo...

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Main Authors: Ylva Skånér, Gunnar H. Nilsson, Ingvar Krakau, Ejda Hassler, Kristina Sundquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/468412