A single consultation cerebrovascular disease clinic is cost effective in the management of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 452-455

  Blight, Adrian ^b   Pereira, Anthony C ^b   Brown, Martin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LONDON; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034281060     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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