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In response to Mobile Stroke Units - Cost-Effective or Just an Expensive Hype?

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  1. Stroke and Ageing Research, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    D. A. Cadilhac & J. Kim

  2. Stroke Division, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Australia

    D. A. Cadilhac & J. Kim

  3. Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    S. S. Rajan

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Cadilhac, D.A., Rajan, S.S. & Kim, J. In response to Mobile Stroke Units - Cost-Effective or Just an Expensive Hype?. Curr Atheroscler Rep 21, 5 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-019-0764-z

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