Mass effect and death from severe acute stroke

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1090-1095

  Pullicino, P M ^c   Alexandrov, A V ^c   Shelton, J A ^b   Alexandrova, N A ^c   Smurawska, L T ^c   Norris, J W ^c  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030669792     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.4.1090     Document Type: Article

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