Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Medical Resource Uses Between Young and Elderly Patients With Ischemic Stroke

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 171-175

  Liao, Chun Kai ^a   Liou, Tsan Hon ^b,c   Wu, Chien Hua ^d   Chang, Kwang Hwa ^a,e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospitalization fees; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80053052905     PISSN: 18783317     EISSN: 18783325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecm.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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