Pre-hospital and in-hospital delays after onset of acute ischemic stroke - A hospital-based study in southern Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 552-559

  Chen, Chun Hung ^a   Huang, Poyin ^a   Yang, Yuan Han ^a   Liu, Ching Kuan ^a,b   Lin, Tzeng Jih ^a   Lin, Ruey Tay ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Standardized pathway; Stroke team; Time lag

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 37149052119     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70002-0     Document Type: Article

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