Dedicated stroke units and outcome

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 739-

  Bornstein, Natan M ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Stroke; Stroke units; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG APPROVAL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28244497265     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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