Arrival by ambulance is associated with acute stroke intervention in young adults

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 316, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 168-169

  Nagaraja, Nandakumar ^a   Bhattacharya, Pratik ^a   Norris, Gregory ^a   Coplin, William ^a   Narayanan, Sandra ^a   Xavier, Andrew ^a   Rajamani, Kumar ^a   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ambulance; Stroke intervention; Young adults

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859444503     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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