Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 202-207 , April 2001

Concordance of Stroke Symptom Onset Time: The Second Delay in Accessing Stroke Healthcare (DASH II) Study

  • Kelly R Evenson, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Kelly R. Evenson, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 137 East Franklin Street, Suite 306, CB #8050, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Tel.: 919-966-1967; fax: 919-966-9800.
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  • Wayne D Rosamond, PhD
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  • Jeffrey A Vallee, AM

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    • Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC USA
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  • Dexter L Morris, PhD, MD

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    • Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA.

Received 6 July 2000 ,Revised 3 August 2000 ,Accepted 6 September 2000.

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Annals of Epidemiology
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