Social networks and risk of delayed hospital arrival after acute stroke
Rapid arrival to hospital after stroke is critical for patients to receive effective treatment. Here, the authors examine how stroke patients’ social network structure relates to stroke arrival time, and show that small and close-knit personal networks predict delayed arrival.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09073-5 |
| Summary: | Rapid arrival to hospital after stroke is critical for patients to receive effective treatment. Here, the authors examine how stroke patients’ social network structure relates to stroke arrival time, and show that small and close-knit personal networks predict delayed arrival. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |