Gender based differences in acute stroke care in Michigan hospitals

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 88-91

  Nagaraja, Nandakumar ^a   Bhattacharya, Pratik ^a   Mada, Flicia ^a   Salowich Palm, Leeza ^a   Hinton, Sabrina ^a   Millis, Scott ^a   Watson, Sam R ^b   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^a   Rajamani, Kumar ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Michigan Health and Hospital Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Stroke care; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; AMBULANCE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857119575     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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