To FAST or not to FAST?

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2631-2632

  Hodgson, Corinne S ^a,b  

^a CSH Associates   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mass media; Prevention; Psych behavior; Public education; Public policy; Stroke; Warning signs

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS;

EID: 34848922504     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.488809     Document Type: Editorial

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