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Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians: facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting

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Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians: facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting. / Emsley, Hedley; Blacker, Kathy; Day, Elaine et al.
In: Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2013, p. 137-141.

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Emsley, H, Blacker, K, Day, E, Punekar, S, O'Donnell, M, Davies, DP & Turnbull, I 2013, 'Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians: facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting', Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 137-141. https://doi.org/10.5455/jcme.20130406021826

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Emsley, H., Blacker, K., Day, E., Punekar, S., O'Donnell, M., Davies, D. P., & Turnbull, I. (2013). Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians: facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, 1(3), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.5455/jcme.20130406021826

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Emsley H, Blacker K, Day E, Punekar S, O'Donnell M, Davies DP et al. Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians: facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education. 2013;1(3):137-141. Epub 2013 Jul 10. doi: 10.5455/jcme.20130406021826

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Emsley, Hedley ; Blacker, Kathy ; Day, Elaine et al. / Acute Stroke Training and Assessment in Computerised Axial Tomography (ASTRACAT) for stroke physicians : facilitating telestroke implementation in a UK setting. In: Journal of Contemporary Medical Education. 2013 ; Vol. 1, No. 3. pp. 137-141.

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