Variability in the perception of informed consent for IV-tPA during telestroke consultation

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn AUG, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Thomas, Lisa ^a   Viswanathan, An ^b   Cochrane, Thomas I ^b   Johnson, John ^b   O'Brien, Janice ^b   McMahon, Marilyn ^b   Santimauro, Janine Marie ^b   Schwamm, Lee H ^b  

^a MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Ischemic stroke patients; IV tPA; stroke; Telestroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865838514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00128     Document Type: Article

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