Stroke management: Updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 562-569

  Wright, L ^a   Hill, K M ^a   Bernhardt, J ^b,c   Lindley, R ^d   Ada, L ^e   Bajorek, B V ^f   Barber, P A ^o   Beer, C ^i,j   Golledge, J ^k   Gustafsson, L ^l   Hersh, D ^j   Kenardy, J ^l   Perry, L ^f,g   Middleton, S ^h   Brauer, S G ^l   Nelson, M R ^m,n  

^a National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g Australian Catholic University   (Australia)

^h AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^j EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^k JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

Acute management; Cerebrovascular disease; Clinical guideline; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAR DRIVING; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRACTURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861443783     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02774.x     Document Type: Article

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