A consecutive and prospective stroke database covers the state of baden-wuerttemberg with 10.8 million inhabitants in Germany

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 161-168

  Gumbinger, C ^a   Reuter, B ^b   Wietholter H ^c   Bruder, I ^d   Rode, S ^d   Drewitz, E ^c   Habscheid, W ^e   Daffertshofer, M ^f   Diehm, C ^g   Neumaier, S ^h   Kern, R ^b   Ringleb, P A ^a   Hacke, W ^a   Hennerici, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d Landesgesundheitsamt Baden Wuerttemberg   (Germany)

^e Paracelsus Krankenhaus Ruit   (Germany)

^f Department of Neurology Stadtklinik Baden Baden ^*  (Germany)

^g Klinikum Karlsbad   (Germany)

^h Medical services of health insurance Freiburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology of stroke; Quality of stroke care; Stroke database; Stroke unit concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; STROKE;

EID: 84890062353     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354356     Document Type: Article

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