The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , February 2009

Post-Transient Ischemic Attack Early Stroke Stratification: The ABCD2 Prognostic Aid

  • Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSC, FAAEM

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Samuel M. Keim, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Samuel M. Keim, md, ms, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724-5057
    • ,
  • John Crossley, MD, CCFP(EM), FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jeffrey J. Perry, MD, MSC, CCFP(EM)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine Investigator Group

      Affiliations

    • Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 21 November 2007 ,Revised 4 March 2008 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.04.034

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , February 2009

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