Can emergency medicine physicians accurately identify IV t-PA eligible acute stroke patients?

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-102

  Smith, Wade S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 36949019139     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-007-0083-z     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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3. Morgenstern LB, Lisabeth LD, Mecozzi AC, Smith MA, Longwell PJ, McFarling DA, Risser JM. A population-based study of acute stroke and TIA diagnosis. Neurology 2004;62:895-900.