Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice

by Daryll M. Baker

Book Overview

Stroke is a brain attack and a major cause of disability and the third biggest killer. Active intervention can prevent stroke especially in high risk groups. Patients who have transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are at an increased risk of stroke and should be targeted. Primary care physicians are the first to diagnose the TIA, and are therefore vital in helping reach these people; they are the doctors who can undertake a considerable amount of stroke...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852339640
• ISBN13: 9781852339647
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.1"