The timing of computed tomography in acute stroke: A practice audit

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-129

  McAlister, Finlay A ^a   Fisher, Bruce W ^b,c   Houston, Stanley C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Computed tomography; Medical audit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030959017     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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