Body mass index and hospital discharge outcomes after ischemic stroke

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 388-391

  Razinia, Tannaz ^a   Saver, Jeffrey L ^a   Liebeskind, David S ^a   Ali, Latisha K ^a   Buck, Brian ^a   Ovbiagele, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 33947286602     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.64.3.388     Document Type: Article

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