Acute stroke care at rural hospitals in Idaho: Challenges in expediting stroke care

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-91

  Gebhardt, James G ^a   Norris, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; IDAHO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645059734     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00004.x     Document Type: Review

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