Stroke systems of care in low-income and middle-income countries: challenges and opportunities

Jeyaraj Pandian; Yogeshwar Kalkonde; Ivy Sebastian; Cynthia Felix; Gerard Urimubenshi; Jackie Bosch

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31374-x

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Low and middle income countriesStroke (engine)Middle incomeBusinessMedicineEconomic growthDeveloping countryDemographic economicsEconomicsEngineering

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 396
Issue: 10260
Pages: 1443-1451
Citations: 157
Access: Closed

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                                    Jeyaraj Pandian, 
                                
                                    Yogeshwar Kalkonde, 
                                
                                    Ivy Sebastian
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Stroke systems of care in low-income and middle-income countries: challenges and opportunities. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 396
                            (10260)
                            , 1443-1451.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31374-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31374-x