Substantial underestimation of the need for outpatient services for TIA and minor stroke

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 676-680

  Giles, Matthew F ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Inpatients; Outpatients; Stroke; TIA; TIA clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 35348856761     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm088     Document Type: Article

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