Witness response at acute onset of stroke: a qualitative theory-guided study.
<h4>Background</h4>Delay in calling emergency medical services following stroke limits access to early treatment that can reduce disability. Emergency medical services contact is mostly initiated by stroke witnesses (often relatives), rather than stroke patients. This study explored appr...
Main Authors: | Stephan U Dombrowski, Falko F Sniehotta, Joan Mackintosh, Martin White, Helen Rodgers, Richard G Thomson, Madeleine J Murtagh, Gary A Ford, Martin P Eccles, Vera Araujo-Soares |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22911691/?tool=EBI |
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