Thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute stroke in the ED setting

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-30

  Blank, Fidela S J ^a   Keyes, Marjorie ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0034137379     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1767(00)90009-6     Document Type: Article

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