Developing a district stroke service

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Rudd, A ^a   Wolfe, C D A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organisation of care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0030042540     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108003     Document Type: Article

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