Risk Factor Management to Prevent First Stroke
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Risk factor management to prevent first stroke.
This article provides an overview on the management of risk factors to prevent primary strokes, the gaps in successful management, and future directions for the research and management of stroke risk factors. The major focus is given to the management of modifiable risk factors for stroke, including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation and other cardiac conditions, carotid ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologic Clinics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0733-8619
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2008.09.001