Editorial: Acute stroke management: Avoiding procrastination, the best way to optimize care delivery

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1251-1252

  Saposnik, G ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; STROKE; TIME; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 70450162685     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02761.x     Document Type: Editorial

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