Use of telemedicine and helicopter transport to improve stroke care in remote locations

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-224

  Saler, Mihaela ^a   Switzer, Jeffrey A ^a   Hess, David C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79955846683     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-011-0124-y     Document Type: Article

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