Cerebrovascular diseases as primary hospital discharge diagnoses: National trend (1970-2000) among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1328-1332

  Ahmed, Ali ^a,b,c   Ness, Jose ^d,g   Howard, George ^c   Aronow, Wilbert S ^e,f  

^a Geriatrics and Palliative Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SURVEY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744566598     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.10.1328     Document Type: Article

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