Deriving Modified Rankin Scores From Medical Case-Records
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Deriving modified Rankin scores from medical case-records.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Modified Rankin score (mRS) is traditionally graded using a face-to-face or telephone interview. Certain stroke assessment scales can be derived from a review of a patient's case-record alone. We hypothesized that mRS could be successfully derived from the narrative within patient case-records. METHODS Sequential patients attending our cerebrovascular outpatient clinic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.519306