Can Trained Field Community Workers Identify Stroke Using a Stroke Symptom Questionnaire as well as Neurologists?
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Can trained field community workers identify stroke using a stroke symptom questionnaire as well as neurologists? Adaptation and validation of a community worker administered stroke symptom questionnaire in a peri-urban Pakistani community.
BACKGROUND Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is a paucity of data from South Asia where stroke is highly prevalent. Validated tools administrable by community health workers (CHWs) are required to identify stroke in the community in a resource-strapped region such as this. METHODS The study was conducted in a transitional slum in Karachi, Pakistan. Question...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1052-3057
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.07.030