Is neurointensive care really optional for comprehensive stroke care? [6]

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2344-2345

  Hemphill III, J Claude ^a   Bleck, Thomas ^a   Carhuapoma, J Ricardo ^a   Chang, Cherylee ^a   Diringer, Michael ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko ^a   Mayer, Stephan ^a   Samuels, Owen ^a   Vespa, Paul ^a  

^a Neurocritical Care Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 27644594200     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000185667.61420.94     Document Type: Letter

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