Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in 18 neurology departments from two Italian Regions: The SINPAC database

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 208-217

  Sciolla, R ^a   Ferrari, G ^b,h   Leone, M ^c,k   Cerrato, P ^e   Labate, C ^o   Priano, L ^d   Appiotti, A ^d   Gruppallo, F ^d   Verdun, E ^e   Doriguzzi, C ^f   Chiusano, M ^f   Bottacchi, E ^g   Corso, G ^g   D'Alessandro, G ^g   De Mattei, M ^e   Ruda R ^e   Enrico, E ^h   Maggio, M ^h   Giobbe, D ⁱ   Palmiero, R ⁱ   Calvi, L ⁱ   Grasso, E ^j   Gerbino Promis, P C ^j   Meineri, P ^j   Terrazi, E ^k   Mittino, D ^k   Gai, P ^a   Reggiani, M ^a   Buffa, C ^l   Cordera, S ^l   Rocci, E ^l   Liboni, W ^m   Pavanelli, E ^m   Oddenino, E ^m   Villani, A ⁿ   Conte, R ⁿ   Cristofanelli, P ^o   Provera, P ^p   Gilardengo, P ^p   Dutto, A ^q   Gagliano, A ^q   Cognazzo, A ^q   Nobili, M ^r   Zurlo, F ^r   Vivalda, L ^r   Lovera, N ^s   Chianale, G ^s   more..

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Ivrea   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d SANT'ANDREA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale E Agnelli ASL 10   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Regionale   (Italy)

^h Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

ⁱ MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k Clinica Neurologia   (Italy)

^l San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^m GRADENIGO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁿ Ospedale S Biagio   (Italy)

^o MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^q Ospedale Civile Maggiore   (Italy)

^r Azienda Sanitaria Locale Citta di Torino   (Italy)

^s S GIOVANNI BOSCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Database; Multicentre study; Stroke; TIA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT PLANNING; WARD;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; ITALY; MALE; NEUROLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26844500328     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0463-0     Document Type: Article

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