Organisation of stroke services: The role of stroke units

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Kalra, Lalit ^a,b  

^a Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care units; Organization; Rehabilitation units; Stroke services

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 0030069062     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107985     Document Type: Article

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