Factors associated with prehospital delay for acute stroke in Ulsan, Korea

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-63

  Kim, Hyung Ju ^a   Ahn, Jung Hwan ^b   Kim, Sun Hyu ^c   Hong, Eun Seog ^c  

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

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

emergency medical services; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREHOSPITAL DELAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960563991     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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