Utilization of acute care services in the year before and after first stroke: A population-based study

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 861-869

  Leibson, C L ^a   Hu, T ^a   Brown, R D ^a   Hass, S L ^b   O'Fallon, W M ^a   Whisnant, J P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OUTPATIENTS; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029983787     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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