Impact of a telemedicine system on acute stroke care in a community hospital

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 260-263

  Pedragosa, Àngels ^a,e   Alvarez Sabin, José ^b,e   Molina, Carlos A ^b,e   Sanclemente, Carmen ^c   Martín, M Cruz ^d   Alonso, Francisco ^a   Ribo, Marc ^b,e  

^a Consorci Hospitalari de Vic ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d Emergency Department   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 68249121635     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090102     Document Type: Article

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