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Comment
. 2017 Jul;17(4):382-383.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-382.

The latest national clinical guideline for stroke

Shahid A Kausar  1
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Comment

The latest national clinical guideline for stroke

Shahid A Kausar. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
A flowchart of the step-wise detection of PAF in suspected cardio-embolic stroke patients. AF = atrial fibrillation; ECG = electrocardiogram; PAF = paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; STAF = Score for the Targeting of Atrila Fibrillation
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Comment on

  • The latest national clinical guideline for stroke.
    Rudd AG, Bowen A, Young GR, James MA. Rudd AG, et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Apr;17(2):154-155. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-2-154. Clin Med (Lond). 2017. PMID: 28365628 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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