Hospital admission for acute stroke: Who, for how long, and to what effect?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 347-352

  Wade, D T ^a   Langton Hewer, R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE;

EID: 0022378102     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.39.4.347     Document Type: Article

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