Recommendations for the establishment of stroke systems of care: Recommendations from the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 690-703

  Schwamm, Lee H ^a   Pancioli, Arthur ^a   Acker III, Joe E ^a   Goldstein, Larry B ^a   Zorowitz, Richard D ^a   Shephard, Timothy J ^a   Moyer, Peter ^a   Gorman, Mark ^a   Johnston, S Claiborne ^a   Duncan, Pamela W ^a   Gorelick, Phil ^a   Frank, Jeffery ^a   Stranne, Steven K ^a   Smith, Renee ^a   Federspiel, William ^a   Horton, Katie B ^a   Magnis, Ellen ^a   Adams, Robert J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Policy Recommendations; Brain ischemia; Prevention; Stroke; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044372718     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000158165.42884.4F     Document Type: Review

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