Stroke Knowledge and Screening in a High Prevalence, Low-Income Community

Stroke knowledge and screening in a high prevalence, low-income community.

Prevalence of Hypercholesterolemia, High LDL, and Low HDL in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Chronic and abnormal increase of different types of dyslipidemia leads to some important diseases, such as constriction and abstraction of vessels in various parts of the body, especially in the heart. High lipid profile, such as increased total cholesterol and LDL as well as decreased HDL are recognized as cardiovascular disease risk factors. The present study aimed to estimate the...

Increasing stroke incidence and prevalence of risk factors in a low-income Chinese population.

OBJECTIVE We investigated secular trends in incidence of first-ever stroke and the prevalence of stroke risk factors within the same population in rural China. METHODS In 1985, 15,438 residents from a township of Tianjin, China, were recruited to the Tianjin Brain Study, a population-based stroke surveillance study. Stroke events and all deaths were registered annually. Because imaging techno...

assessment of deep word knowledge in elementary and advanced iranian efl learners: a comparison of selective and productive wat tasks

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...

Multi-disease health screening in an urban low-income setting: a community-based study.

INTRODUCTION We were interested to determine the participation rates for health screening in a multi-ethnic urban low-income community. We assessed the health screening rates at baseline, collected data on reasons for non-participation and assessed the impact that a 5-month intervention had on health screening in this community. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population involved all resident...