Why people do, or do not, immediately contact emergency medical services following the onset of acute stroke: qualitative interview study.

Why people do, or do not, immediately contact emergency medical services following the onset of acute stroke: qualitative interview study.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify the reasons why individuals contact, or delay contacting, emergency medical services in response to stroke symptoms.<h4>Design</h4>Qualitative interview study with a purposive sample of stroke patients and witnesses, selected according to method...

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Main Authors: Joan E Mackintosh, Madeleine J Murtagh, Helen Rodgers, Richard G Thomson, Gary A Ford, Martin White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23056247/?tool=EBI

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