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The Evolution and Impact of Acute Stroke Units on Outcome in Stroke Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

John W. Norris  and
Vladimir Hachinski
John W. Norris*
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Neuroscience, St. George Medical School, University of London, London, England
Vladimir Hachinski
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
*
Clinical Neuroscience, St. Georges Medical School, Montréal, University of London, London, SW7 3NT, UK
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 274 - 276
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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