Telemedicine for the acute management of stroke in Burgundy, France: an evaluation of effectiveness and safety

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1433-1440

  Legris, N ^a   Hervieu Begue M ^a   Daubail, B ^a   Daumas, A ^a   Delpont, B ^a   Osseby, G V ^a   Rouaud, O ^a   Giroud, M ^a   Bejot Y ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

outcome; prognosis; stroke; telemedicine; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE FATALITY RATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84982136151     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13054     Document Type: Article

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