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Accuracy of clinical stroke scores for distinguishing stroke subtypes in resource poor settings: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy.
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BACKGROUND: Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. Computerized tomography is used to distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic subtypes, but it is expensive and unavailable in low and middle income countries. Clinical stroke scores are proposed to differentiate between stroke subtypes but their reliability is unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched online databases for studies written in English and identified articles using predefined criteria. We considered studies in...
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- Publisher:
- Medknow Publications
- Journal:
- Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 330-339
- Publication date:
- 2014-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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0976-3155
- ISSN:
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0976-3147
- Source identifiers:
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485778
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:485778
- Deposit date:
- 2014-10-06
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- Copyright date:
- 2014
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