Annual rates of and factors influencing inpatient and outpatient transient ischaemic attacks in Chinese population: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

The annual rates of TIA inpatient admissions and outpatient visits in population are low, probably due to the lack of access to inpatient and outpatient services experienced by the majority of TIA patients in the population, and individuals' socio-demographic characteristics, disease histories and stroke prognosis may be associated with inpatient and outpatient TIAs.