Prehospital notification from the emergency medical service reduces the transfer and intra-hospital processing times for acute stroke patients

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-142

  Bae, Hyo Jin ^a   Kim, Dae Hyun ^a   Yoo, Nam Tae ^b   Choi, Jae Hyung ^a   Huh, Jae Taeck ^a   Cha, Jae Kwan ^a   Kim, Sung Kwun ^c   Choi, Jeom Sig ^c   Kim, Jae Woo ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Busan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prehospital notification; Stroke; Stroke care system; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651491705     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2010.6.3.138     Document Type: Article

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