Utilization of intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke at academic medical centers: The influence of ethnicity

Stroke

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1061-1067

  Johnston, S Claiborne ^a   Fung, Lawrence H ^a   Gillum, Leslie A ^a   Smith, Wade S ^a   Brass, Lawrence M ^b   Lichtman, Judith H ^b   Brown, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular disorders; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0034846123     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.5.1061     Document Type: Article

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