Red cell distribution width does not predict stroke severity or functional outcome

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-6

  Ntaios, George ^a   Gurer, Ozgur ^a   Faouzi, Mohamed ^a   Aubert, Carole ^a   Michel, Patrik ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Functional outcome; Red cell distribution width; Severity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; VITAL SIGN;

AGED; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 81255199291     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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