Variations in care and outcome in the first year after stroke: A Western and Central European perspective

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1660-1661

  Markus, H S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 10044228643     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.048157     Document Type: Editorial

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