Telestroke: State of the Science and Steps for Implementation

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-548

  Stradling, Dana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse; Stroke; Stroke care; Stroke management; Telemedicine; Telestroke

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NURSE'S ROLE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STROKE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70549113594     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2009.07.017     Document Type: Review

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