Association of a higher density of specialist neuroscience providers with fewer deaths from stroke in the United States population ; Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 431-436

  Desai, Atman ^a   Bekelis, Kimon ^a   Zhao, Wenyan ^b   Ball, Perry A ^a,b   Erkmen, Kadir ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Area resource file database; Neurologist density; Neurosurgeon density; Stroke; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROSURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; POVERTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84873687081     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.JNS12518     Document Type: Review

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