Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke:  revisiting the evidence

Smith, Brendon J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05603.x

Topics

Nervous system diseases

Brendon J Smith

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Locked Mail Bag 1600, Bankstown, NSW 2200.

Correspondence:

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