Assessing variability in neurointerventional practice patterns for acute ischemic stroke

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Mehta, Brijesh ^a   Leslie Mazwi, Thabele M ^a   Chandra, Ronil V ^a   Chaudhry, Zeshan A ^a   Rabinov, James D ^a   Hirsch, Joshua A ^a   Schwamm, Lee H ^a   Rost, Natalia S ^a   Yoo, Albert J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATA COLLECTION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878395380     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010565     Document Type: Article

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