Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Program

Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 709-716

  Smith, E E ^a   Liang, L ^b   Hernandez, A ^b   Reeves, M J ^c   Cannon, C P ^d   Fonarow, G C ^e   Schwamm, L H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70349305733     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b59a6e     Document Type: Article

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