Patients referred for TIA may still have persisting neurological deficits

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-173

  Moreau, Francois ^a   Jeerakathil, Thomas ^c   Coutts, Shelagh B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDITY;

EID: 84857549401     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100013172     Document Type: Article

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