Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without joint commission-certified primary stroke centers

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 1976-1982

  Lichtman, J H ^a   Jones, S B ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Watanabe, E ^a   Leifheit Limson, E ^a   Goldstein, L B ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY STROKE CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATE; RISK STANDARDIZED READMISSION RATE; STROKE UNIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958769258     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821e54f3     Document Type: Article

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