Feasibility, safety and cost of outpatient management of acute minor ischaemic stroke: A population-based study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-361

  Paul, Nicola L M ^a   Koton, Silvia ^b   Simoni, Michela ^a   Geraghty, Olivia C ^a   Luengo Fernandez, Ramon ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEPSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84874068502     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303585     Document Type: Article

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