Mobile acute stroke units: Bringing the hospital to the patient

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 382-383

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a   Buchan, Alastair M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STROKE UNIT; URBAN AREA;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; STROKE;

EID: 84859825889     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70069-8     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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