Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects Affecting Early Referral of Acute Stroke Patients to Hospital

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Shah, Muzafar ^a   Makinde, Ken A ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a  

^a PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Behavior; Cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; SPOUSES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES;

EID: 33847787439     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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