General Management of Acute Stroke
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Acute stroke management in the local general hospital.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The majority of stroke patients are treated in local general hospitals. Despite this fact, little is known about stroke care in these institutions. We sought to investigate the status quo of acute stroke management in nonspecialized facilities with limited equipment and resources. METHODS Four general hospitals located in smaller cities of a rural area in Germany partic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1975-8456
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.4.334