Dr John Rankin; his life, legacy and the 50th anniversary of the Rankin stroke scale

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-47

  Quinn, Terence J ^a,b   Dawson, J ^a   Walters, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CEREBROVASCULAR SURGERY; DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANKIN SCALE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RELIABILITY; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 42149178507     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.53.1.44     Document Type: Article

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