Organisation of acute stroke care.
Information from randomised trials and systematic reviews is used to address issues in the organisation of early stroke care. Specifically, the following areas are discussed: (i) hospital-based care versus home-based care; (ii) organisation of care in hospital; and (iii) discharge and post-discharge care.
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Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*