Effects of care pathways on stroke care practices at regional hospitals

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 638-642

  Read, S J ^a,b   Levy, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Assessment; Management; Process assessment (health care); Stroke units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SWALLOWING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748376269     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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