Variables associated with hospital arrival time after stroke: Effect of delay on the clinical efficiency of early treatment

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 537-542

  Azzimondi, Giuseppe ^a   Bassein, Leona ^a   Fiorani, Laila ^a   Nonino, Francesco ^a   Montaguti, Ubaldo ^b   Celin, Daniela ^b   Re, Giuseppe ^a   D'Alessandro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Orsola Malpighi ^*

Author keywords

disability evaluation; hospitalization; models, theoretical; stroke management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030894421     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.3.537     Document Type: Article

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