Acute ischaemic stroke patients - direct admission to a specialist centre or initial treatment in a local hospital? A systematic review

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Scientific Abstract

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2015
Quality Rating

8/11 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (7); Spain (3); Canada (1); France (1); Germany (1); Not reported (1); Taiwan (1)
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Country focus

USA (7); Spain (3); Canada (1); France (1); Germany (1); Not reported (1); Taiwan (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Theme
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cardiovascular disease
Sectors
Hospital care

Publication details

Citation

Pickering A, Harnan S, Cooper K, Sutton A, Mason S, Nicholl J. Acute ischaemic stroke patients - direct admission to a specialist centre or initial treatment in a local hospital? A systematic review. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2015.
DOI

10.1177/1355819615586006

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