Discharge disposition of patients on an acute stroke unit

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 330-335

  Gubitz, Gordon ^a   Phillips, Stephen ^a   Aguilar, Eslier ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics; Organized care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010689083     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(99)80007-X     Document Type: Article

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