Early stroke care in Italy - A steep way ahead: An observational study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 608-611

  Citerio, Giuseppe ^a   Galli, D ^a   Pesenti, A ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEATH; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748069763     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.032219     Document Type: Article

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