Awareness of stroke risk factors and warning signs in southern Brazil Avaliação de fatores de risco de doença cerebrovascular no sul do Brasil

Awareness of stroke risk factors and warning signs in southern Brazil Avaliação de fatores de risco de doença cerebrovascular no sul do Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge about stroke in Caxias do Sul. METHOD: A closed-ended, self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge about stroke among residents of Caxias do Sul. In order to verify variables associated to lack of knowledge we defined three main end points: (...

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Main Authors: Asdrubal Falavigna, Alisson Roberto Teles, Viviane Maria Vedana, Fabrício Diniz Kleber, Gabriela Mosena, Maíra Cristina Velho, Thaís Mazzocchin, Roberta Castilhos da Silva, Luzia Fernanda Lucena, Juliana Tosetto Santin, Felipe Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
acidente vascular encefálico
conhecimento
fatores de risco
sinais de alerta
população geral
stroke
knowledge
risk factors
warning signs
general population
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