Availability of diagnostic and treatment services for acute stroke in frontier counties in Montana and northern Wyoming

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-241

  Okon, Nicholas J ^a   Rodriguez, Daniel V ^b   Dietrich, Dennis W ^c   Oser, Carrie S ^d   Blades, Lynda L ^d   Burnett, Anne M ^c   Russell, Joseph A ^e   Allen, Martha J ^a   Chasson, Linda ^f   Helgerson, Steven D ^d   Gohdes, Dorothy ^d   Harwell, Todd S ^d  

^a St Vincent Healthcare   (United States)

^b BILLINGS CLINIC   (United States)

^c Benefis Healthcare   (United States)

^d MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e City of Great Falls Fire/Rescue ^*  (United States)

^f Wyoming Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MONTANA; WYOMING;

EID: 33745133671     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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