Clinical guidelines for stroke care: Why the fuss and is there opportunity for collaboration?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-174

  Hill, Kelvin ^a   Lalor, Erin ^a  

^a National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE UNIT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STROKE;

EID: 48749103820     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2008.00206.x     Document Type: Editorial

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