Treatment of acute ischemic stroke in 14 German stroke units. An analysis from the stroke data bank of the German stroke foundation;Behandlung des ischämischen schlaganfalls in 14 neurologischen stroke units. Eine auswertung der schlaganfall-datenbank der stiftung Deutsche schlaganfall-hilfe

Nervenarzt

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 342-348

  Weimar, C ^a   Glahn, J ^b   Von Reutern, G M ^c   Kloth, A ^d   Busse, O ^b   Diener, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

^c Asklepios Neurologische Klinik   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case mix; Length of stay; Stroke; Stroke unit; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036946805     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-002-1278-3     Document Type: Article

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