Early management and outcome of acute stroke in Auckland

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 561-567

  Anderson, N E ^a,b,c   Bonita, R ^a,b,c   Broad, J B ^a,b,c  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular disease; Epidemiology; Heparin; Intracerebral haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030831826     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00965.x     Document Type: Article

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