Is primary care a neglected piece of the jigsaw in ensuring optimal stroke care? Results of a national study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Whitford, David L ^a   Hickey, Anne ^b   Horgan, Frances ^b   O'sullivan, Bernadette ^b   Mcgee, Hannah ^b   O'Neill, Desmond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STROKE;

EID: 65649092597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-27     Document Type: Article

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