Stroke units and stroke care services in Korea

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-340

  Choi, Hye Yeon ^a   Cha, Myoung Jin ^b   Nam, Hyo Suk ^b   Kim, Young Dae ^b   Hong, Keun Sik ^c   Heo, Ji Hoe ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Organized stroke care; Stroke; Stroke care service; Stroke management; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KOREA; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STROKE;

EID: 84861124394     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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