Search query:

Filter by section

Filter by date

Results 1 - 3 of 3 Search Tips

Reducing deaths from stroke: a focused review of the literature

01 October 2004

Nursing Older People

Care

Stroke is both common and serious. It is estimated that it causes 4.4 million deaths per year worldwide (Murray and Lopez 1997). Each year 110,000 people in England...

Pathway to excellence

01 June 2011

Nursing Older People

Opinion

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the largest cause of adult neurological disability in the UK, with an estimated annual cost to the NHS and the economy...

Promoting stroke-specific education

30 May 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

Stroke is the most common cause of adult neurological disability in the UK. This article describes the reasons for the establishment of the UK Forum for Stroke...