Gender and stroke symptoms: A review of the current literature

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-87

  Beal, Claudia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; STROKE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 77950937525     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181ce5c70     Document Type: Review

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