Practice variability in management of transient ischemic attacks

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-108

  Johnston, S Claiborne ^a   Smith, Wade S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Practice variability; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0032805002     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069419     Document Type: Article

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