Hospital mortality by stroke;Mortalidad hospitalaria por ictus

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1007-1009

  Alvarez Sabín, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MORTALITY; STROKE;

EID: 55549131511     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13126039     Document Type: Editorial

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