title: Effect of the summer holiday season on ischaemic stroke care in Finland.
authors.affiliation: North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: jussi.sipila@utu.fi.
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sipilä
authors.affiliation: Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, and Department of Neurology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Jori O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Ruuskanen
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Turku, and Turku Clinical Research Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautava
authors.affiliation: Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, and Research Center of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kytö
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006693:Holidays; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Hospital mortality; Length of stay; Neurology; Personnel staffing; Quality of care; Stroke care