Stroke Symptoms and the Decision to Call for an Ambulance: Turn on People’s Minds!

Alberto Chiti; Simona Fanucchi; C Sonnoli; Simona Barni; Giovanni Orlandi

doi:10.1161/strokeaha.107.489179

Keywords

MedicineStroke (engine)Medical emergencyEmergency medical servicesEmergency medicine

MeSH Terms

AmbulancesEmergency Medical Service Communication SystemsEmergency Medical ServicesHumansInformation DisseminationStrokeSurveys and QuestionnairesThinkingTransportation of Patients

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Publication Info

Year: 2007
Type: letter
Volume: 38
Issue: 7
Pages: e58-9
Citations: 9
Access: Closed

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                                    Alberto Chiti, 
                                
                                    Simona Fanucchi, 
                                
                                    C Sonnoli
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Stroke Symptoms and the Decision to Call for an Ambulance: Turn on People’s Minds!. 
                            Stroke
                            , 38
                            (7)
                            , e58-9.
                            https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.107.489179
                        

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DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.489179
PMID: 17525384

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