Comprehensive Stroke Centers
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Mapping Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Centers by Certification Organization.
n 2000, members of the Brain Attack Coalition published recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers (PSCs), 1 and in 2005 they published recommendations for the establishment of comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs). 2 To improve patient care and outcomes for stroke, the recommendations suggested that stroke centers should include acute stroke teams, written care protocols, em...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626721