Effect of Peer Education on Stroke Prevention: The Prevent Recurrence of All Inner-City Strokes Through Education Randomized Controlled Trial [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
A low-cost peer education self-management workshop modestly improved blood pressure, but not low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or antithrombotic use, among stroke and transient ischemic attack survivors from vulnerable, predominantly minority urban communities.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT0102727. Unique identifier: NCT01027273.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Kronish, I. M., Goldfinger, J. Z., Negron, R., Fei, K., Tuhrim, S., Arniella, G., Horowitz, C. R. Tags: Compliance/Adherence, Secondary prevention Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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