Neurological Emergencies
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1Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA 2Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA 3Department of Intensive Care Medicine, E25—Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 4Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, USA 5Neurological Clinic, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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دوره 2012 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012