Access to stroke care units in Australian public hospitals: Facts and temporal progress

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 700-704

  Cadilhac, D A ^a,b   Lalor, E E ^c   Pearce, D C ^a   Levi, C R ^c,d   Donnan, G A ^a,b  

^a HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health service; Health care survey; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STROKE UNIT; SWEDEN;

AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS;

EID: 33749842650     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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