Knowledge of Ischemic Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs After a Health Education Program by Medical Students
Author(s) -
Eugenio GutiérrezJiménez,
Fernando GóngoraRivera,
Héctor R. Martínez,
Juan M. Escamilla-Garza,
Héctor J. Villarreal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.597062
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , family history , comorbidity , weakness , obesity , physical therapy , multivariate analysis , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
A delay in recognizing early warning signs (WS) and risk factors (RF) of ischemic stroke causes a delay in treatment. We evaluated knowledge of RF and WS and the impact of an educational program by medical students.
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