Decision-making support using a standardized script and visual decision aid to reduce door-to-needle time in stroke

Journal of Stroke

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 239-241

  Choi, Hye Yeon ^a,b   Kim, Eun Hye ^a   Yoo, Joonsang ^a   Lee, Kijeong ^a,c   Song, Dongbeom ^a   Kim, Young Dae ^a   Cho, Han Jin ^a,d   Nam, Hyo Suk ^a   Lee, Kyung Yul ^a   Lee, Hye Sun ^a   Heo, Ji Hoe ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STROKE SCALE SCORE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84973165151     PISSN: 22876391     EISSN: 22876405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2016.00374     Document Type: Letter

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