Thrombolytic treatment for stroke in the Scandinavian countries

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-276

  Bruins Slot, K ^a   Murray, V ^b   Boysen, G ^c   Berge, E ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Stroke; Survey; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCANDINAVIA; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 70349306867     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01162.x     Document Type: Article

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