title: When in rome, do like the Romans: certifying stroke centers with the rod of aesculapius or the medical caduceus of hermes?
authors.forename: Lee H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schwamm
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*
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