Is a prestroke modified Rankin Scale sensible?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 414-415

  Bruno, Askiel ^a   Switzer, Jeffrey A ^a   Durkalski, Valerie L ^b   Nichols, Fenwick T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053196421     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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