Relationship Between Language Preference and Intravenous Thrombolysis Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

Relationship Between Language Preference and Intravenous Thrombolysis Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

BackgroundApproximately 20% of the US population primarily speaks a language other than English at home. Yet the effect of language preference on treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the influence of language preference on AIS patients’ receipt of i...

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Main Authors: Betty Luan Erfe, Khawja Ahmeruddin Siddiqui, Lee H. Schwamm, Nicte I. Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
disparities
language
plasminogen activators
registry
statistics
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003782

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