Comparison of the use of medical resources and outcomes in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage between Canada and the United States

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 351-358

  Glick, Henry A ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^a   Willke, Richard J ^b   Alves, Wayne M ^c   Kassell, Neal ^c   Schulman, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Lipid peroxidation; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031933727     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.2.351     Document Type: Article

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