Stroke Is Best Managed by a Neurologist: Battle of the Titans

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2764-2765

  Lees, Kennedy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neurologist; Specialties, medical; Stroke management

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; HIP FRACTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AMERICAS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EUROPE; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0242609967     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000098001.55467.D3     Document Type: Review

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