A systematic review of Telestroke

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Rubin, Mark N ^a   Wellik, Key E ^b   Channer, Dwight D ^b   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote consultation; Stroke; Systematic review; Telecommunications; Telemedicine; Telestroke; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE; VALIDATION STUDY; ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AID; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875904241     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2013.01.2623     Document Type: Article

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