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an abridged guideline for acute stroke management
stroke is one of the most prevalent and disabling disease in human being. approximately 700000 strokes occur each year in the united states, leaving 500 000 stroke survivors with disability, and economic loss resulting from stroke approaches an estimated $51.2 billion annually 1 . what comes below is stroke management guideline used at massachusetts general hospital (at harvard medical school) ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.109404