Titre :
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Trends in community knowledge of the warning signs and risk factors for stroke. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Alexander-T Schneider ;
Joseph-P BRODERICK ;
Jane-C KHOURY ;
Brett KISSELA ;
Rosemary MILLER ;
Arthur-M PANCIOLI ;
Eric RADEMACHER ;
Alfred TUCHFARBER ;
Daniel WOO ;
Department of Neurology. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati. OH. USA ;
Institute for Policy Rsearch. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati. OH. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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JAMA - Journal of the american medical association (vol. 289, n° 3, 2003)
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Pagination :
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343-346
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Accident cérébrovasculaire
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Questionnaire
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Connaissance
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Facteur risque
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Tendance séculaire
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Diagnostic
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Prévention santé
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Communauté
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Homme
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Système nerveux [pathologie]
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Vaisseau sanguin encéphale [pathologie]
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Vaisseau sanguin [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 5Yh4WR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Context Poor public knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factors limits effective stroke intervention and prevention. Objective To examine temporal trends in public knowledge of stroke warning signs and risk factors. Design and Setting Population-based random-digit telephone survey conducted in July-November 2000 among individuals in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio, region. Participants A total of 2173 survey respondents (69% response rate) were randomly identified based on their demographic similarities to the ischemic stroke population with regard to age, race, and sex. Main Outcome Measures Spontaneous recall of at least 1 important stroke warning sign and 1 established stroke risk factor in comparison with findings from the same survey in 1995. Results In 2000,70% of respondents correctly named at least 1 established stroke warning sign vs 57% in 1995 (P<. and correctly named at least established stroke risk factor vs in groups of individuals with the highest incidence such as persons years old blacks men were knowledgeable about warning signs factors. television was most frequently cited source knowledge conclusions public within greater cincinnati region has significantly improved from to although factors did not improve during same time period. education efforts must continue should focus on stroke.>
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