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. 2020;83(3):310-311.
doi: 10.1159/000508608. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Time Is Brain: A Call to Action to Support Stroke Centers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Afshin Borhani-Haghighi  1 , Reza Bavarsad Shahripour  2 , Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh  3
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Time Is Brain: A Call to Action to Support Stroke Centers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Afshin Borhani-Haghighi et al. Eur Neurol. 2020.
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