Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 552-559 , November 2007

Pre-hospital and In-hospital Delays After Onset of Acute Ischemic Stroke—A Hospital-based Study in Southern Taiwan

  • Chun-Hung Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Poyin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuan-Han Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Kuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzeng-Jih Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ruey-Tay Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Ruey-Tay Lin, Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 26 April 2007 ,Accepted 25 June 2007.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70002-0

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70002-0

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 552-559 , November 2007

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