Community Education for Stroke Awareness
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Community education for stroke awareness: An efficacy study.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study examined the effectiveness of a slide/audio community education program aimed at increasing knowledge of stroke risk factors, stroke warning signs, and action needed when stroke warning signs occur. The program targets audiences at higher risk for stroke, especially individuals who are black or >50 years of age. METHODS Subjects were 657 adults living in the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.4.720