Comprehensive stroke centers overcome the weekend versus weekday gap in stroke treatment and mortality

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2403-2409

  McKinney, James S ^a,b   Deng, Yingzi ^b   Kasner, Scott E ^c   Kostis, John B ^b  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ischemic stroke; stroke center; thrombolysis; weekend

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WEEKDAY HOSPITAL ADMISSION; WEEKEND HOSPITAL ADMISSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 80052399449     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.612317     Document Type: Article

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