Prehospital stroke evaluation and care
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Smartphone-assisted prehospital medical information system for analyzing data on prehospital stroke care.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nosotchu
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0912-0726,1883-1923
DOI: 10.3995/jstroke.29.688