Effects of Public Education by Television on Knowledge of Early Stroke Symptoms Among a Japanese Population Aged 40 to 74 Years
Author(s) -
Naomi Miyamatsu,
Kazumi Kimura,
Tomonori Okamura,
Yasuyuki Iguchi,
Hirofumi Nakayama,
Akihiro Toyota,
Makoto Watanabe,
Akiko Morimoto,
Miho Morinaga,
Takenori Yamaguchi
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.111.634196
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , public education , population , demography , gerontology , pediatrics , environmental health , humanities , philosophy , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering
An educational campaign by mass media has been associated with great increases in the knowledge about early symptoms of stroke. However, few studies were conducted with a controlled community intervention study.
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