Study of the profile of stroke in a tertiary-care hospital in the sub-Himalayan region in north India

• Main Authors: Dhiraj Kapoor, Pankaj Gupta, Shyam Sundar, Rupinder Sharma, Ashish Dhiman, Vishnu Agarwal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8753/1/P.124-128.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8753/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Background: Rapid urbanization of rural areas is predicted to increase the incidence of risk factors for vascular events such as stroke among the ruralites. A different culture, beliefs, terrain, and climatic conditions of Himachal Pradesh may have an impact on the profile of stroke. Objectives:...