Factors associated with delayed admission to hospital and in-hospital delays in acute stroke and TIA: A prospective, multicenter study

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-48

  Wester, Per ^b   Rådberg, Johan ^c   Lundgren, Bo ^a   Peltonen, Markku ^c  

^a Janssen Cilag AB   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Emergency service, hospital; Hospitalization; Stroke management; Stroke onset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0345628573     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.1.40     Document Type: Article

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