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. 2012 Oct;17(5):162-3.
doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2011-100454. Epub 2012 Feb 18.

Of people admitted within 2 h of mild/improving stroke, 31% do not receive rtPA, although many of these people have poor outcomes

Joshua Z Willey  1
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Of people admitted within 2 h of mild/improving stroke, 31% do not receive rtPA, although many of these people have poor outcomes

Joshua Z Willey. Evid Based Med. 2012 Oct.
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