Stroke patient's alarm choice: General practitioner or emergency medical services
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Assessment of Stroke Patients’ Status and Their Transfer Time by Emergency Medical Services to Valiasr Hospital in Arak City, Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0001-6314,1600-0404
DOI: 10.1111/ane.13341