Transient neurological attack: A useful concept?

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2912-2913

  Johnston, S Claiborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 37549035425     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.24.2912     Document Type: Editorial

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