Early admission to stroke unit influences clinical outcome

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-255

  Silvestrelli, G ^a   Parnetti, L ^a   Paciaroni, M ^a   Caso, V ^a   Corea, F ^a   Vitali, R ^a   Capocchi, G ^a   Agnelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Hospital based stroke registry; Outcome; Stroke delay; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645292036     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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