Accuracy of paramedic diagnosis of stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 446-448

  Zweifler, Richard M ^a   York, Danny ^a   U, Tha Tha ^a   Mendizabal, Jorge E ^a   Rothrock, John F ^a  

^a University of South Alabama Stroke Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Diagnosis; EMS; Paramedic; Stroke, Acute

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000870265     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(98)80130-4     Document Type: Article

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