The role of guidelines in stroke

Seminars in Cerebrovascular Diseases and Stroke

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-158

  Kang, Caroline ^a   Schneck, Michael ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Practice guidelines; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; STROKE;

EID: 21744453211     PISSN: 15289931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.scds.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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