Impact of primary stroke center certification on location of acute ischemic stroke care in Georgia

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1415-1417

  Switzer, Jeffrey A ^a   Akinwuntan, Abiodun ^a   Waller, Jennifer ^a   Nichols, Fenwick T ^a   Hess, David C ^a   Bruno, Askiel ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute Rx; Acute stroke; Stroke units

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY STROKE CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GEORGIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84860179091     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.648378     Document Type: Article

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