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VOLUME 27 , ISSUE 9 ( September, 2023 ) > List of Articles

EDITORIAL

Readiness of the Stroke Treatment in India – Still an Uphill Task!

Vasudha Singhal, Hemanshu Prabhakar

Keywords : Acute Ischemic stroke, Intravenous thrombolytic therapy, Low resources settings

Citation Information : Singhal V, Prabhakar H. Readiness of the Stroke Treatment in India – Still an Uphill Task!. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27 (9):607-608.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24525

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 31-08-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


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