Comparison of 90-day case-fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 325-331

  Yu, K H ^a   Hong, K S ^b   Lee, B C ^a   Oh, M S ^a   Cho, Y J ^b   Koo, J S ^c   Park, J M ^c   Bae, H J ^d   Han, M K ^d   Ju, Y S ^a   Kang, D W ^e   Appelros, P ^f   Norrving, B ^g   Terent, A ^h  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case fatality; Ischemic stroke; Propensity score matching; Stroke register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952857404     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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