A population-based study of acute stroke and TIA diagnosis

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 895-900

  Morgenstern, L B ^a,d   Lisabeth, L D ^a   Mecozzi, A C ^a   Smith, M A ^a   Longwell, P J ^b   McFarling, D A ^b   Risser, J M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1842457794     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000115103.49326.5E     Document Type: Article

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