Stroke unit treatment long-term effects

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1861-1866

  Indredavik, Bent ^b   Slordahl S A ^c   Bakke, F ^c   Rokseth, R ^c   Haheim L L ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Department of Medicine   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Stroke management; Stroke outcome; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030722728     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.10.1861     Document Type: Article

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