Access to stroke care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: The effect of age, gender and weekend admission

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-255

  Rudd, Anthony G ^a   Hoffman, A ^a   Down, C ^a   Pearson, M ^a   Lowe, D ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Elderly; Quality of care; Sexism; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORTHERN IRELAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 34250632403     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm007     Document Type: Review

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