Stroke telemedicine

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-64

  Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a   Miley, Madeline L ^a,b   Kiernan, Terri Ellen J ^a   Bobrow, Bentley J ^a,c   Corday, Doren A ^a   Wellik, Kay E ^a   Aguilar, Maria I ^a   Ingall, Timothy J ^a   Dodick, David W ^a   Brazdys, Karina ^a   Koch, Tiffany C ^a   Ward, Michael P ^d   Richemont, Phillip C ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d Kingman Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e Yuma Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEUROSCIENCE; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 58749095685     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/84.1.53     Document Type: Review

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