Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator: In my community hospital ED, will early administration of rt-PA to patients with the initial diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke reduce mortality and disability?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 629-638

  Wyer, P C ^a   Osborn, H H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030775995     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70082-9     Document Type: Article

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