Strategies to consider: Telestroke and 24-hour primary stroke centres

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-78

  Tang, Michael ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857176280     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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