Impact of stroke unit care: an Indian perspective

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-373

  Pandian, Jeyaraj Durai ^a   Joy, Sneha Anna ^a   Justin, Melbha ^a   Premkumar, Azaria Jayaraj ^a   John, Jubin ^a   George, Anjali David ^a   Paul, Priya ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPLICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 79960249428     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00626.x     Document Type: Letter

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