Effect of clearance periods on hospital stroke incidence using linked administrative data

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-337

  Katzenellenbogen, Judith M ^a   Somerford, Peter ^a,b   Semmens, James B ^a   Codde, James P ^a,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Epidemiology Branch   (Australia)

^c WA Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLEARANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SURVIVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; STROKE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955140101     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00455.x     Document Type: Letter

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