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The Pursuit of Excellence in Acute Stroke Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Brian Silver
Brian Silver*
Affiliation:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , November 2005 , pp. 401 - 402
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