Early access to stroke referral centres offers clinical benefits: The stroke code;El acceso precoz a centros de referencia de ictus ofrece beneficio clínico: El código ictus

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 427-433

  Pérez De La Ossa Herrero, Natalia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Medical emergency systems; Prehospital care; Stroke care network; Stroke code

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

EID: 55349108923     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4708.2008486     Document Type: Review

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