Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 129-136 , February 2002

A stroke prediction score in the elderly: validation and Web-based application

  • Thomas Lumley

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, CHS Coordinating Center, Plaza 600 Building, Suite 700, 600 Stewart St., Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: 206-543-8864. E-mail address:(T. Lumley)
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  • Richard A Kronmal

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, CHS Coordinating Center, Plaza 600 Building, Suite 700, 600 Stewart St., Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    • ,
  • Mary Cushman

      Affiliations

    • University of Vermont, Asst. Professor/Dept. of Medicine, University of Vermont-Pathology, Colchester Research Facility, #T205, 208 South Park Drive, Suite 2, Colchester, VT 05446, USA
    • ,
  • Teri A Manolio

      Affiliations

    • National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Director, Epid/Biometry Program, NIH/NHLBI/DECA, Two Rockledge Center, Rm. 8160, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7934, Bethesda, MD 20892-7934, USA
    • ,
  • Steven Goldstein

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Stroke Institute, Room C400 PUH, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 18 October 2000 ,Revised 1 August 2001 ,Accepted 3 August 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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