Low risk of vascular events following urgent treatment of transient ischaemic attack: The Aarhus TIA study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1285-1290

  Weitzel Mudersbach, P V ^a   Johnsen, S P ^a   Andersen, G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult; Cerebrovascular diseases and cerebral circulation; Cohort study; Risk factors; TIA; Transient monocular blindness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE UNIT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053925165     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03452.x     Document Type: Article

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