Quality of life after ischemic stroke varies in Western countries: Data from the Tinzaparin in acute ischaemic stroke trial (TAIST)

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 587-593

  Sprigg, Nikola ^a   Gray, Laura J ^a   Bath, Philip M W ^a   Christensen, Hanne ^b   De Deyn, Peter Paul ^c   Leys, Didier ^d   O'Neill, Desmond ^e   Ringelstein, E Bernd ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

inequality; Outcome; SF36

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; TINZAPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMOTIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866705067     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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