"Telethrombolysis": stroke consultation by telemedicine

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 763-765

  Amarenco, Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TELETHROMBOLYSIS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 48849103602     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70172-8     Document Type: Letter

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