A telephone hotline for transient ischaemic attack and stroke: Prospective audit of a model to improve rapid access to specialist stroke care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7763, 2010, Pages 96-98

  Kerr, Enda ^a   Arulraj, Nolan ^a   Scott, Maggie ^a   McDowall, Mike ^a   Van Dijke, Margrethe ^a   Keir, Sarah ^a   Sandercock, Peter ^a   Dennis, Martin ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STROKE;

EID: 77954514591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3265     Document Type: Short Survey

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