Mechanical thrombectomy and functional outcomes after stroke: To the Editor

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 315, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 1791-

  Elgendy, Islam Y ^a   Bhatt, Deepak L ^b   Bavry, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MEDICAL CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY;

ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 84964920892     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0380     Document Type: Letter

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