Thrombolysis, fluctuations, trials, and such

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1017-1019

  Caplan, Louis R ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 49449109643     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.65.8.1017     Document Type: Editorial

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