Thrombolysis in the vertebrobasilar circulation: The australian urokinase stroke trial

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-99

  Mitchell, P J ^a   Gerraty, R P ^a   Donnan, G A ^a   Fitt, G ^a   Tress, B M ^a   Thomson, K R ^a   Davis, S M ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basilar infarction; Cerebral ischaemia; Clinical trials; Fibrinolysis; Therapy; Thrombolysis; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030964448     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108174     Document Type: Article

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