Does a pre-hospital emergency pathway improve early diagnosis and referral in suspected stroke patients? - Study protocol of a cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN41456865]

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ferri, Marica ^a   De Luca, Assunta ^a   Rossi, Paolo Giorgi ^a   Lori, Giuliano ^a   Guasticchi, Gabriella ^a  

^a Agenzia di Sanita Pubblica della Regione Lazio   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROME; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27544515025     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-5-66     Document Type: Article

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