Telestroke in Northern Alberta: A two year experience with remote hospitals

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 808-813

  Khan, Khurshid ^a   Shuaib, Ashfaq ^a   Whittaker, Tammy ^b   Saqqur, Maher ^a   Jeerakathil, Thomas ^a   Butcher, Ken ^a   Crumley, Patrick ^c  

^a Division of Neurology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Northern Alberta Telestroke Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 79952921931     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100051489     Document Type: Article

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