Acute stroke treatment in Europe: A questionnaire-based survey on behalf of the EFNS Task Force on acute neurological stroke care

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Thomassen, Lars ^a   Brainin, M ^b   Demarin, V ^c   Grond, M ^d   Toni, D ^e   Venables, G S ^f  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

^c SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^d Kreiskrankenhaus Siegen ^*  (Germany)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Stroke treatment; Survey

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DATABASES; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037955997     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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