Telestrokologists: Treating stroke patients here, there, and everywhere with telemedicine

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 477-491

  Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

stroke; Telemedicine; telestroke; telestrokologist; telestrokology

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; NETWORK LEARNING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REIMBURSEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL AREA; SKILL; STROKE; STROKOLOGIST; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ARIZONA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RURAL POPULATION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 78650971097     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: 10989021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268869     Document Type: Article

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