Effects of centralizing acute stroke services
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Effects of Centralizing Acute Stroke Services on Stroke Care Provision in Two Large Metropolitan Areas in England
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2010, Greater Manchester and London centralized acute stroke care into hyperacute units (Greater Manchester=3, London=8), with additional units providing ongoing specialist stroke care nearer patients' homes. Greater Manchester patients presenting within 4 hours of symptom onset were eligible for hyperacute unit admission; all London patients were eligible. Research in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005822