Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 363-366 , September 2009

Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Does Not Affect Proband Enrollment: The Siblings With Ischemic Stroke Study

  • Alexa N. Richie, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Jorge Trejo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Christian G. Bowers, BS

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Rebecca B. McNeil, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Dale M. Gamble, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Sothear H. Luke, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Robert D. Brown Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Thomas G. Brott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Brett M. Kissela, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Bradford B. Worrall, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
    • ,
  • James F. Meschia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to James F. Meschia, MD, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224.
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  • SWISS Group

Received 11 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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 Siblings With Ischemic Stroke Study (SWISS) is funded by an unrestricted grant from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, grant number 5R01NS039987.

PII: S1052-3057(09)00020-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.005

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 363-366 , September 2009

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