Public Perception of Stroke Warning Signs and Knowledge of Potential Risk Factors
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Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Stroke
In this review, we have summarized the findings of fifteen studies of knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factors in both high- and low-risk populations. In general, there appears to be low levels of knowledge of both risk factors and stroke warning signs among the communities studied. Using free recall, between 20% and 30% of respondents could not name a single risk factor, and between ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.16.1288