How accurate is siriraj stroke score among Ethiopians? A brief communication

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Zenebe, Guta ^a   Asmera, Jilalu ^b   Alemayehu, Mengistu ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHIOPIA; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644817322     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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