Pre-stroke disability and stroke severity as predictors of discharge destination from an acute stroke ward
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A qualitative exploration of discharge destination as an outcome or a driver of acute stroke care
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0834