Outcomes from a comprehensive stroke telemedicine program

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-344

  LaMonte, Marian P ^a   Bahouth, Mona N ^a   Xiao, Yan ^a   Hu, Peter ^a   Baquet, Claudia R ^a   Mackenzie, Colin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurologic evaluation; Stroke telehealth; TeleBAT; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; NEUROLOGY; TELECONFERENCING;

STROKE SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM;

TELEMEDICINE;

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TELECONFERENCE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 44249116410     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0062     Document Type: Article

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