Postacute Care and Ischemic Stroke Mortality: Findings From an Integrated Health Care System in Northern California

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 686-694

  Wang, Hua ^a   Sandel, M Elizabeth ^a   Terdiman, Joe ^b   Armstrong, Mary Anne ^b   Klatsky, Arthur ^b   Camicia, Michelle ^b   Sidney, Steven ^b  

^a KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; POSTACUTE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STROKE;

EID: 80051997209     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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