Burden of stroke - Indian perspective

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue SEP, 2004, Pages 695-696

  Dalal, P M ^a,b  

^a LKMM Trust Research Centre   (India)

^b LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 19844363107     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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