State of the art medical management of acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Saver, Jeffrey L ^a   Starkman, Sidney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0007401650     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(97)80008-0     Document Type: Article

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