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Improved paramedic sensitivity in identifying stroke victims in the prehospital setting

Wade S. Smith Department of Neurology, San Francisco, CaliforniaCorrespondence<[email protected]>
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Megan D. Corry San Francisco Fire Department EMS Division, San Francisco, California; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California
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James Fazackerley San Francisco Fire Department EMS Division, San Francisco, California
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S. Marshal Isaacs Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco Department of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California
Pages 207-210 | Received 09 Mar 1999, Accepted 10 Mar 1999, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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Linda L. Coventry, Alexandra P. Bremner, Teresa A. Williams, Ian G. Jacobs & Judith Finn. (2014) Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction: Concordance between Paramedic and Hospital Records. Prehospital Emergency Care 18:3, pages 393-401.
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