Stroke patients' delay of emergency treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-311

  Hjelmblink, Finn ^a   Holmström, Inger ^a   Kjeldmand, Dorte ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Delay of treatment; Emergency treatment; Patient centredness; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954008885     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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