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A Prospective Study of Stroke Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Mortality in a Tertiary Hospital of Northern Ethiopia

Kibreab GideyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mekelle University-College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abraha HailuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mekelle University-College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-3530View further author information
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Pages 5051-5061 | Received 22 Aug 2023, Accepted 20 Oct 2023, Published online: 03 Nov 2023

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