Telestroke: The management of acute ischemic stroke from a distance

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 717-718

  Silver, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 79952943490     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100051350     Document Type: Editorial

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