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Stroke Units Versus General Medical Wards, I: Twelve- and Eighteen-Month Survival

Ole Morten Rønning, Bjørn Guldvog

Stroke · 1998 · 146 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Stroke units increase survival rates among stroke patients compared with general medical wards. The effect on survival occurs early after the stroke and sustains during at least 18 months of observation.

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Collaborative overview of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy Prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke by prolonged antiplatelet therapy in various categories of patients

BMJ · 1994 · 3.1K citations

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Collaborative systematic review of the randomised trials of organised inpatient (stroke unit) care after stroke

BMJ · 1997 · 645 citations