Solving the issue of patient arrival time: A call for vigilant action

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2219-2220

  Alexandrov, Anne W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b RWUH M226 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 34548208164     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490441     Document Type: Editorial

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