Stroke : Epidemiology, Evidence and Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9780192630759 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 360 str.

Shah Ebrahim; Rowan Harwood

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In this edition, there is an extra opening section entitled Epidemiolo gy which comprises the nuts and bolts of the subject and reviews the p urposes of health care for stroke patients. The remaining sections fol low the format of the first edition: Diagnosis, Management, and Progno sis. All chapters have been substantially updated. The book retains it s focus on epidemiology that is relevant to the clinician and attempts to use examples from stroke to illustrate many aspects of epidemiolog ical thinking. The book aims to stimulate readers to think about their own practice, the nature of scientific evidence and the vast areas of clinical uncertainty that remain the target for research over the com ing decades.