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Intellectual property rights
Members of the Stroke Therapy Evaluation Programme (STEP), the producers of effectivestrokecare.org, are employed by The University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow. STEP and
effectivestrokecare.org, are presently funded by the Big Lottery. Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and the Health Foundation provided funding for background, development and piloting of this project
. Effectivestrokecare.org is primarily concerned to promote the best possible care in the field of stroke. The work produced in effectivestrokecare.org is based on our evaluation and opinions of numerous existing primary and secondary sources of research which we have endeavoured to acknowledge and reference in full.
We actively encourage the use of the material provided within effectivestrokecare.org in the design of stroke services and in the application of therapies. Where website material is used in publications including for example journals, books, guidelines, theses, dissertations, essays and electronic websites, we would expect this to be fully acknowledged in the following format:
TITLE for TOPIC (date as given on evidence statement). Retrieved (date of retrieval) from http://www.effectivestrokecare.org For example:
Semantic treatment (BOX) for aphasia. (01/01/2005). Retrieved 17/03/2005 from http://www.effectivestrokecare.org
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Information provided in effectivestrokecare.org is intended to allow the health care professionals and the public convenient access to current best evidence in the field of stroke care. This information should not be relied upon for medical diagnosis or treatment and any individual with concerns should seek medical advice from a suitably qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information we cannot guarantee that the information will be error-free. Therefore, effectivestrokecare.org employees deny any warranty of the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published through the website and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Any person, who relies upon such information obtained from the website, does so at his or her own risk.
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