Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 126-134 , January 2008

Developing a stroke intervention program: What do people at risk of stroke want?

Received 24 May 2007 ,Revised 24 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.09.006

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