Impact of comorbidity on ischemic stroke outcome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-113

  Fischer, U ^a,b   Arnold, M ^a   Nedeltchev, K ^a   Schoenenberger, R A ^b   Kappeler, L ^a   Hollinger P ^a   Schroth, G ^a   Ballinari, P ^c   Mattle, H P ^a  

^a Neurologische Universitatsklinik Bern   (Switzerland)

^b Bürgerspital ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Healthcare research; Outcomes; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645278976     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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