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Original Article

A nationwide prehospital stroke survey

Todd J. Crocco Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioCorrespondence<[email protected]>
,
Rashmi U. Kothari Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Michael R. Sayre Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
&
Tiepu Liu Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pages 201-206 | Received 12 Mar 1999, Accepted 12 Mar 1999, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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