Inequalities in stroke patients' management in English public hospitals: a survey on 200,000 patients.
BACKGROUND: According to clinical guidelines, every patient affected by stroke should be given a brain-imaging scan (BIS) - Computerized Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging - immediately after being admitted to hospital. AIM OF THE STUDY: To describe the variation in use of BIS among English pu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3047540?pdf=render |