Seasonal variation and trends in stroke hospitalizations and mortality in a south american community hospital

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Díaz, Alejandro ^a   Gerschcovich, Eliana Roldan ^b   Díaz, Adriana A ^a   Antía, Fabiana ^c   Gonorazky, Sergio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL PRIVADO DE COMUNIDAD   (Argentina)

Author keywords

hospitalizations; mortality; Seasonal variation; South America; stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

HOSPITALIZATIONS; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AMERICA; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STROKE;

EID: 84885983789     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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