Quality indicators for the care of stroke and atrial fibrillation in vulnerable elders

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Cheng, Eric M ^a,b,c,d   Fung, Constance H ^a,b,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Quality indicators; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ESTRADIOL; SIMVASTATIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; SMOKING; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 34948895963     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01352.x     Document Type: Review

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