Administration of a pictorial questionnaire to screen for stroke among patients with hypertension or diabetes in rural Ghana.

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Published in J Neurol Sci on January 07, 2017

Authors

Fred S Sarfo1, Rexford Adu Gyamfi2, Sheila Adamu3, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka3, Mayowa Owolabi4, Bruce Ovbiagele5

Author Affiliations

1: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. Electronic address: stephensarfo78@gmail.com.
2: Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo, Ghana.
3: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
4: University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
5: Medical University of South Carolina, SC, USA.

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