The status of acute stroke care in Saudi Arabia: An urgent call for action!

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-76

  Al Khathaami, Ali M ^a   Algahtani, Hussein ^a   Alwabel, Albaraa ^b   Alosherey, Nora ^c   Kojan, Suleiman ^a,d   Aljumah, Mohammed ^d,e  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Ibn Sina National College   (South Africa)

^d KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Health resources; Health survey; Questionnaire; Saudi Arabia; Stroke; Stroke unit; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 78650944328     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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