Can telemedicine re-establish geographic equity in the treatment of acute stroke?;¿Puede la telemedicina restablecer la equidad geográfica en el tratamiento del ictus agudo?

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 557-560

  Ribó, Marc ^a,b   Alvarez Sabin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Telemedicine; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DRUG EFFICACY; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SPAIN;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SPAIN; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 44449092989     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4609.2008176     Document Type: Review

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