Stroke program for India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Mishra, Nishant K ^a   Khadilkar, Satish V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemic; India; National program; Stroke; Strokology

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 77950497923     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.61273     Document Type: Review

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