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

Background Approximately 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...

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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
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003782
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