Characteristics of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale: Results from a population-based stroke cohort at baseline and after one year

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Appelros, Peter ^a,b   Terént, Andreas ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Outcome; Prognosis; Stroke; Stroke assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSATION; STROKE;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742288732     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073894     Document Type: Article

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