Teleneurology in stroke management: Costs of service in different organizational models

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2003-2008

  Handschu, René ^a   Scibor, Mateusz ^b   Schwab, Stefan ^b   Nückel, Martin ^a   Erbguth, Frank ^a   Asshoff, Dirk ^a   Willaczek, Barbara ^a   Daumann, Frank ^c  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Costs; Stroke management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

BRAIN; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEUROLOGY; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84914684159     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7450-4     Document Type: Article

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