Stroke severity, its correlates and impact on thrombolysis in a population-based study

European Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-236

  Lyrer, P A ^a   Fluri, F ^a   Gostynski, M ^b   Bonati, L ^a   Papa, S ^a   Ajdacic Gross, V ^b   Engelter, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Demographics; Etiology; Stroke epidemiology; Stroke severity; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; SWITZERLAND;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; SWITZERLAND; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 68349109560     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000232232     Document Type: Article

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