Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischaemic stroke: time for collegiate communication and consensus

• Acute Stroke Services, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag No. 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310. christopher.leviAThunter.health.nsw.gov.au

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• 1. Levi CR, on behalf of the Australasian Stroke Unit Network, the New South Wales Greater Metropolitan Transition Taskforce Stroke Initiative, and the Towards A Safer Culture Stroke Expert Working Group. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischaemic stroke: time for collegiate communication and consensus. Med J Aust 2004; 180: 634-636. <MJA full text>
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