Ischemic stroke: Outcomes, patient mix, and practice variation for neurologists and generalists in a community

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1669-1678

  Petty, G W ^a   Brown Jr , R D ^a   Whisnant, J P ^a   Sicks, J D ^a   O'Fallon, W M ^a   Wiebers, D O ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031778406     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.6.1669     Document Type: Article

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