A systematic review and critical appraisal of quality measures for the emergency care of acute ischemic stroke

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Sauser, Kori ^a,b,d   Burke, James F ^a,c,d   Reeves, Mathew J ^e   Barsan, William G ^b   Levine, Deborah A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84906939192     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.01.034     Document Type: Review

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