External validation of the A2DS2 score to predict stroke-associated pneumonia in a Chinese population: a prospective cohort study.

The A2DS2 score was recently developed from the Berlin Stroke Registry for predicting in-hospital pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke and performed well in an external validation in the North-west Germany Stroke Registry. It could be a useful tool for risk stratification in clinical practice or st...

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Main Authors: Yapeng Li, Bo Song, Hui Fang, Yuan Gao, Lu Zhao, Yuming Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192306?pdf=render