Efficacy of Telemedicine for Stroke: Pooled Analysis of the Stroke Team Remote Evaluation Using a Digital Observation Camera (STRokE DOC) and STRokE DOC Arizona Telestroke Trials
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عنوان ژورنال: Telemedicine and e-Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1530-5627,1556-3669
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0116