Sex Differences in Stroke Care and Outcome in the Swedish National Quality Register for Stroke Care
Author(s) -
Marie Eriksson,
EvaLotta Glader,
Bo Norrving,
Andreas Terént,
Birgitta Stegmayr
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.517581
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , thrombolysis , level of consciousness , physical therapy , emergency medicine , pediatrics , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering , anesthesia
Previous reports concerning sex-related differences in stroke management and outcome are inconsistent and are sometimes difficult to interpret. We used data from a national stroke register to further explore possible differences between men and women in baseline characteristics, stroke treatment, and outcome.
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