Lower stroke-related mortality in counties with stroke centers: North Carolina Stroke Facilities Survey

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 762-763

  Camilo, Osvaldo ^a,b   Goldstein, Larry B ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Stroke Policy Program   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844311036     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000152052.69403.E4     Document Type: Review

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