An analysis of business issues in a telestroke project

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Cho, Sunyoung ^a   Khasanshina, Elena V ^b   Mathiassen, Lars ^a   Hess, David C ^b   Wang, Sam ^b   Stachura, Max E ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GEORGIA; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; STROKE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 40049095756     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763307781458930     Document Type: Article

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