Veterans Administration Acute Stroke (VAST) study: Lack of race/ethnic-based differences in utilization of stroke-related procedures or services

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 999-1003

  Goldstein, Larry B ^a,b,c,e   Matchar, David B ^a,b,c   Hoff Lindquist, Jennifer ^a   Samsa, Gregory P ^b,c   Horner, Ronnie D ^d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Racial differences; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERAPEUTICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0037383657     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000063364.88309.27     Document Type: Article

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