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Italian guidelines on thrombolysis indications in ischemic stroke have been revised after the IST-3 trial and Cochrane review

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    Maurizio Paciaroni

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Paciaroni, M. Italian guidelines on thrombolysis indications in ischemic stroke have been revised after the IST-3 trial and Cochrane review. Intern Emerg Med 9, 823–824 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-014-1109-0

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