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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Acute Inpatient Stroke Care Guidelines, Update 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE (2016)

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE

Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 239-252

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

DOI: 10.1177/1747493015622461

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Guidelines; stroke unit; acute inpatient care; complications; early mobilization; palliative care; advanced care planning

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Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canada
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