Cost study of transient ischemic attack patients in a transient ischemic attack clinic;Estudo de custos dos acidentes isquémicos transitórios tratados em ambulatório

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 681-686

  Teles de Araújo, Madalena ^a   Canhão, Patrícia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84857148138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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