Possibilities of stroke care improvement in Serbia: consensus document for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke in Serbia

  • Viktor Pasovski Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Neurology, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Tanja Novaković ZEM Solutions, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Mark Parker ZEM Solutions, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Katarina Katanić Pasovski Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Ophthalmology, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Ranko Raičević Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Neurology, Belgrade, Serbia
Keywords: education, serbia, stroke, therapeutics

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2023/12/29
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