Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) Knowledge in General Practice: a cross-sectional study of Western Adelaide general practitioners

BMC Research Notes

Simon A Koblar¹  Cate Price²  Monica Anne Hamilton-Bruce¹  Elaine Stephanie Leung² 

[1] Department of Neurology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia;Sturt Fleurieu General Practice Education and Training, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia

关键词: Medical education;    Clinical guidelines;    General practitioners;    Transient ischaemic attack;   

Others  :  1166349
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-0500-5-278

 received in 2012-01-11, accepted in 2012-06-07,  发布年份 2012

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2012 Leung et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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