Do stroke units save lives?

The Lancet

Volumn 342, Issue 8868, 1993, Pages 395-398

  Langhorne, P ^a   Williams, B O ^a   Gilchrist, W ^a   Howie, K ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; GLYCEROL; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0027218483     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)92813-9     Document Type: Article

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