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Toward a more effective approach to stroke: Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care

Patrice Lindsay, Mark Bayley, Alison McDonald, Ian D. Graham, Grace Warner and Stephen Phillips
CMAJ May 20, 2008 178 (11) 1418-1425; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.071253
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vol. 178 no. 11 1418-1425
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.071253
PubMed 
18490636
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  • Published online May 19, 2008.
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© 2008 Canadian Medical Association

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  1. Patrice Lindsay RN PhD,
  2. Mark Bayley MD,
  3. Alison McDonald BScPT,
  4. Ian D. Graham PhD,
  5. Grace Warner PhD,
  6. Stephen Phillips MBBS
  1. From the Canadian Stroke Network (Lindsay), Ottawa, Ont.; the Ottawa Health Research Institute (Lindsay), Ottawa, Ont.; the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Bayley), Toronto, Ont.; the University of Toronto (Bayley, Lindsay), Toronto, Ont.; the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Graham), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Rehabilitation (McDonald), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; the Department of Neurology (Phillips), Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS.; and the Department of Occupational Therapy (Warner), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Patrice Lindsay, Canadian Stroke Network, 451 Smyth Rd., Rm. 3105, Ottawa ON K1H 8M5; fax 416 621-9952; patty{at}canadianstrokenetwork.ca
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