Hospital care for patients experiencing weekend vs weekday stroke: A comparison of quality and aggressiveness of care

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Kazley, Abby S ^a   Hillman, Diane Gartner ^a   Johnston, Karen C ^a   Simpson, Kit N ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 74949123425     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.286     Document Type: Article

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