Regional differences in outcome from subarachnoid haemorrhage

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 959-964

  Mitchell, P ^a   Gregson, B A ^a   Hope, T ^b   Mendelow, A D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Outcome; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844455451     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0587-2     Document Type: Article

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