“…The majority of these patients (85.7%) listed ‘aspirin’ as the medication they were taking to ‘thin the blood’, contrasting with evidence that warfarin is the first medication of choice 1 . Although the present data were self‐reported, our findings are consistent with other Australian research 19 …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…1 Although the present data were self-reported, our findings are consistent with other Australian research. 19 While the smoking rate among male patients in the present study (17%) is slightly less than that found for men in the Avoid Stroke as Soon as Possible (ASAP) stroke general practice audit (20%), 13 the present female smoking rate of 20% was higher than that in ASAP (15%). 13 While the ASAP audit included all general practice patients aged over 30 years, 13 the present cohort was a high-risk group.…”
“…The majority of these patients (85.7%) listed ‘aspirin’ as the medication they were taking to ‘thin the blood’, contrasting with evidence that warfarin is the first medication of choice 1 . Although the present data were self‐reported, our findings are consistent with other Australian research 19 …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…1 Although the present data were self-reported, our findings are consistent with other Australian research. 19 While the smoking rate among male patients in the present study (17%) is slightly less than that found for men in the Avoid Stroke as Soon as Possible (ASAP) stroke general practice audit (20%), 13 the present female smoking rate of 20% was higher than that in ASAP (15%). 13 While the ASAP audit included all general practice patients aged over 30 years, 13 the present cohort was a high-risk group.…”
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