Current concepts of stroke units in Germany and Europe

Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie und Psychiatrie

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 155-160

  Ringelstein, E Bernd ^a   Busse, Otto ^b   Ritter, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b German Cancer Society   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; German health care; Organised stroke unit care; Quality control; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT;

EID: 79959327684     PISSN: 02587661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/sanp.2011.02275     Document Type: Review

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