A comparison of emergency medical services times for stroke and myocardial infarction

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-339

  Evenson, Kelly R ^a   Schroeder, Emily B ^a   Legare, Trent B ^a   Brice, Jane H ^b   Rosamond, Wayne D ^a   Morris, Dexter L ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Emergency medical services; Myocardial infarction; Stroke; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 0034799553     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190939463     Document Type: Article

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