Mortality and cost of pneumonia after stroke for different risk groups

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-67

  Wilson, Richard D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; economics; fatal outcome; lung diseases

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84855508899     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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