High-volume centers

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-372

  Vespa, P ^a   Diringer, Michael N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventional neuroradiologists; Neurointensivist; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE VOLUME; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855908801     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9602-z     Document Type: Review

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