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The ABCD2 score: a poor predictor of stroke risk in the emergency department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Laurie Robichaud  and
Sanjeet Singh Saluja
Laurie Robichaud*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Sanjeet Singh Saluja
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC
*
Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room A4.62, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1; laurie.robichaud@mail.mcgill.ca

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Keywords

ABCD2 scorestroketransient ischemic attack
Type
Knowledge To Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 66 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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