Thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in children: Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1850-1854

  Janjua, Nazli ^a   Nasar, Abu ^c   Lynch, John K ^d   Qureshi, Adnan I ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemic; Pediatric; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249811795     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.473983     Document Type: Article

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