Regional implementation of the stroke systems of care model: Recommendations of the northeast cerebrovascular consortium

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1793-1802

  Gropen, Toby ^a   Magdon Ismail, Zainab ^b   Day, David ^b   Melluzzo, Shannon ^b   Schwamm, Lee H ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b American Stroke Association   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Regional implementation; Stroke; Stroke systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING SUPPORT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 65549099992     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.531053     Document Type: Article

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