https://www.selleckchem.com/products/dimethindene-maleate.html The study was approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia (KKM/NIHSEC/ P18-766 (14) and Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (2018-14363-19627). © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.OBJECTIVES To investigate the rates and influencing factors of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) inpatient admissions and outpatient visits in China. SETTING A door-to-door survey of 178 059 families from 155 urban and rural areas in 31 provinces in China, 2013. PARTICIPANTS Total 596 536 people were assessed in the annual rate analysis, and 829 TIA patients were assessed in the influencing factor analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The weighted annual rates of TIA inpatient admissions and outpatient visits and the factors influencing inpatient admissions and outpatient visits for TIA patients. RESULTS The weighted annual inpatient admission rate per TIA patient was 25.8 (95% CI 18.4 to 36.2) per 100 000 in the population, whereas the weighted annual inpatient admission rate for patients with TIAs was 32.5 (95% CI 23.3 to 38.9) per 100 000 in the population. The weighted annual outpatient visit rate per TIA patient was 34.4 (95% CI 26.2 to 45.1) per 100 000 in the population, whereas the weighted annual outpatientnt TIAs. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.OBJECTIVES To compare the quality of communication in out-of-hours (OOH) telephone triage conducted by general practitioners (GPs), nurses using a computerised decision support system and physicians with different medical specialities, and to explore the association between communication quality and efficiency, length of call and the accuracy of telephone triage. DESIGN Natural quasi-experimental cross-sectional st