Effect of telestroke on emergent stroke care and stroke outcomes

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1876-1880

  Bladin, Christopher F ^a,b   Cadilhac, Dominique A ^a,b,c  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

stroke; telemedicine; thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE;

STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

HUMANS; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84901916157     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.003825     Document Type: Review

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