Differences in stroke outcome based on sex

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 767-771

  Shobha, N ^a   Sylaja, P N ^b   Kapral, M K ^c,d   Fang, J ^e   Hill, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Thiruvananthapurum City   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STROKE;

EID: 77649258644     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d5275c     Document Type: Article

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