Accuracy of emergency medical services-reported last known normal times in patients suspected with acute stroke

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1275-1279

  Curfman, David ^a   Connor, Lisa Tabor ^a   Moy, Hawnwan Philip ^a   Heitsch, Laura ^a   Panagos, Peter ^a   Lee, Jin Moo ^a   Tan, David K ^a   Ford, Andria L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Medical Services; Last known normal time; Stroke

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEUROLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; LAST KNOWN NORMAL TIME; STROKE;

AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 84899920695     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.003955     Document Type: Article

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