Can differences in management processes explain different outcomes between stroke unit and stroke-team care?
The LancetPublished 1 November 2001
Andrew Evans, Iñigo Perez, F Harraf, Anne Melbourn, J. Richard Steadman, Nora Donaldson
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Differences in management and complications between the stroke unit and general wards differ substantially, even when specialist support is provided, and such differences could be responsible for the more favourable outcome seen in patients on stroke units than those on general wards.
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Differences in management and complications between the stroke unit and general wards differ substantially, even when specialist support is provided. Such differences could be responsible for the more favourable outcome seen in patients on stroke units than those on general wards.
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