Stroke: A Brain Attack
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Stroke: More than a 'brain attack'.
Stroke is a life-altering event that potentially affects stroke survivors, their families, healthcare resources, and society in general. Stroke has often been described as 'brain attack', denoting emergency emphasis on the vascular pathology. Consequently, many national and provincial stroke strategies have emphasized vascular care through primary prevention strategies and thrombolysis. Despite...
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عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2319-4219,2250-3013
DOI: 10.9790/3013-038201-23