Acute stroke management in emergency departments

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 30-34

  Lawson, Caroline ^a   Gibbons, Debbie ^b  

^a YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Williton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stroke; Suitability for treatment; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149131238     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2009.09.17.5.30.c7254     Document Type: Review

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