A Simple 3-Item Stroke Scale
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A simple 3-item stroke scale: comparison with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and prediction of middle cerebral artery occlusion.
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000157591.61322.df