Statewide hospital-based stroke services in North Carolina: Changes over 10 years

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 778-783

  Goldstein, Larry B ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Emergency medical services; Prevention

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE UNIT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE;

EID: 77950234363     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.572750     Document Type: Article

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