Influence of general practice opening hours on delay in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke: Prospective population based study

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7673, 2008, Pages 795-798

  Lasserson, Daniel S ^a   Chandratheva, Arvind ^a   Giles, Matthew F ^a   Mant, David ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OFFICE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53649084644     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1569     Document Type: Article

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