Stroke Presentation and Hospital Management: Comparison of Neighboring Healthcare Systems With Differing Health Policies

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2143-2148

  Crawford, Vivienne L S ^a   Dinsmore, John G ^a   Stout, Robert W ^a   Donnellan, Claire ^c   O'neill, Desmond ^c   Mcgee, Hannah ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare policy; Medication profile; Stroke management

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; ACUTE DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849115644     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.545376     Document Type: Article

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