Stroke initial severity and outcome relative to insurance status in a universal health care system in Switzerland

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1094-1097

  Rey, V ^a   Faouzi, M ^b   Huchmand Zadeh, M ^a   Michel, P ^a  

^a Neurology Service   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Socioeconomics; Stroke cerebrovascular diseases

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE; SWITZERLAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79960325655     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03264.x     Document Type: Article

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