Door to thrombolysis: ER reorganization and reduced delays to acute stroke treatment

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 334-336

  Lindsberg, P J ^a,b   Happola O ^a   Kallela, M ^a   Valanne, L ^a   Kuisma, M ^a   Kaste, M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Emergency Neurology Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY; ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINLAND; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 33747057446     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000224759.44743.7d     Document Type: Article

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