Stroke after transient ischaemic attack: dealing in futures

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9558, 2007, Pages 251-252

  Kernan, Walter N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 33846355192     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60121-4     Document Type: Note

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