The contribution of a comprehensive stroke unit to the outcome of Chinese stroke patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-212

  Ko, Kwai Fu ^a   Sheppard, L ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; General wards; Outcome assessment; Stroke; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; WARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644884692     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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