A district stroke service

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 224-228

  Pollock, Steve ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031553720     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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