The Canadian Stroke Quality of Care Study: Establishing indicators for optimal acute stroke care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-365

  Lindsay, M Patrice ^a,f   Kapral, Moira K ^a,b   Gladstone, David J ^a,c   Holloway, Robert ^d   Tu, Jack V ^a   Laupacis, Andreas ^a   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 13444252630     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.045310     Document Type: Note

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