"Weekend Effect" or "Saturday Effect"? An Analysis of Hospital Mortality for Patients With Ischemic Stroke in South Carolina.

Circulation

From Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, SC (L.S., L.C., K.D.T.); and Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (D.Z.).

Published: November 2016

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