Prehospital stroke care in Africa: The reality and potential solutions.

CNS Neurosci Ther

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Published: January 2023

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