The use of telemedicine in the management of acute stroke

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rubin, Mark N ^a   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovascular; Stroke; Telecommunication; Telemedicine; Telestroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891895052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.FOCUS13428     Document Type: Article

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