Stroke: Stroke fatality on weekends-a case for organized stroke care

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 367-368

  Kapral, Moira K ^a   Reeves, Mathew J ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; STROKE;

EID: 84881482122     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2013.108     Document Type: Short Survey

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