Nationwide patterns of hospitalization after transient ischemic attack

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Kamel, Hooman ^a   Fahimi, Jahan ^b,c   Govindarajan, Prasanthi ^b   Navi, Babak B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; epidemiology; health policy; hospital stay; organized stroke care; transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL STAY; ORGANIZED STROKE CARE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885970539     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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