Trends in the hospitalization of ischemic stroke in the United States, 1998-2007

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-201

  Lee, Leslie K ^a   Bateman, Brian T ^a   Wang, Shuang ^b   Schumacher, H Christian ^c   Pile Spellman, John ^d   Saposnik, Gustavo ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute; Cerebral infarction; Ischemic stroke; Prevention; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863237118     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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