An acute stroke service: Potential to improve patient outcome without increasing length of stay

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 84-86

  Collins, D ^a   McConaghy, D ^a   McMahon, A ^a   Howard, D ^a   O'Neill, D ^a   McCormack, P M E ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033812235     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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