Urgent neurology consultation from the ED for transient ischemic attack

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-608

  Kim, Anthony S ^a   Sidney, Stephen ^c   Bernstein, Allan L ^b   Douglas, Vanja C ^a   Johnston, S Claiborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959444731     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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