The Stroke Prevention Policy Model: linking evidence and clinical decisions.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on October 15, 1997

Authors

D B Matchar1, G P Samsa, J R Matthews, M Ancukiewicz, G Parmigiani, V Hasselblad, P A Wolf, R B D'Agostino, J Lipscomb

Author Affiliations

1: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

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