Diagnostic Accuracy of Stroke Referrals From Primary Care, Emergency Room Physicians, and Ambulance Staff Using the Face Arm Speech Test
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 34 (1) , 71-76
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000044170.46643.5e
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Timely referral of appropriate patients to acute stroke units is necessary for effective provision of skilled care. We compared the characteristics of referrals with suspect...Keywords
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