Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 316-323 , March 2008

Short-term Prognosis of Stroke Among Patients Diagnosed in the Emergency Department With a Transient Ischemic Attack

  • Kaushal H. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Kaushal H. Shah, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital, 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025; 646-369-2747, fax 212-523-2186
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  • Kenneth Kleckner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Jonathan A. Edlow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

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 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.Publication date: Available online October 25, 2007.

PII: S0196-0644(07)01445-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.08.016

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 316-323 , March 2008

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