Prevalence of risk factors for the occurrence of strokes in the elderly

• Main Authors: Viviane de Souza Pinho Costa (Author), Priscila Soares Ramos Guimarães (Author), Karen Barros Parron Fernandes (Author), Vanessa Suziane Probst (Author), Audrey de Souza Marquez (Author), Dirce Shizuko Fujisawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editora Champagnat.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Stroke (CVA) is a multifactorial disease, where the combination of risk factors may be associated with and contribute to its development. Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for stroke in the physically independent elderly in the city of...