Immediate computed tomography scanning of acute stroke is cost-effective and improves quality of life

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2477-2483

  Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a   Seymour, Janelle ^b   Cairns, John ^b   Keir, Sarah ^a   Lewis, Steff ^a   Sandercock, Peter ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Computed tomography; Cost benefit analysis; Decision analysis; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Stroke

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION TREES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 7644237156     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000143453.78005.44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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