Independent predictors of ischemic stroke in the elderly: Prospective data from a stroke unit

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-38

  Forti, Paola ^a   Maioli, Fabiola ^b   Procaccianti, Gaetano ^c   Nativio, Valeria ^b   Lega, Maria Vittoria ^a   Coveri, Maura ^b   Zoli, Marco ^a   Sacquegna, Tommaso ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Medical Department   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE UNIT;

EID: 84873619440     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b1a41     Document Type: Article

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