Prevalence of stroke in three semi-urban communities in middle-belt region of Nigeria: a door to door survey
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Prevalence of stroke in three semi-urban communities in middle-belt region of Nigeria: a door to door survey
INTRODUCTION The burden of stroke has been projected to increase for developing countries, but data are limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This necessitated this study to determine the stroke prevalence in a semi urban community in middle-belt region of Nigeria. METHODS A two-phase door-to-door study was performed in three semi-urban communities of Kwara state; in the first phase 12,9...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.33.4594