Fig. 1.
Associations between primary and comprehensive stroke care capabilities and case volume of stroke treatment in 2009 in Japan. The inclusion of total comprehensive stroke care (CSC) score, availability of a tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) protocol, and other hospital characteristics in the model revealed that the total CSC score, but not the availability of a t-PA protocol, was significantly associated with the hospital volume of stroke interventions. Q, quintile. Reproduced from Iihara et al.10) with permission from the publisher. Copyright © 2014 National Stroke Association.