Wide variation and rising utilization of stroke magnetic resonance imaging: data from 11 states.

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Published in Ann Neurol on February 01, 2012

Authors

James F Burke1, Kevin A Kerber, Theodore J Iwashyna, Lewis B Morgenstern

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Center for Clinical Management and Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, MI, USA. jamesbur@med.umich.edu

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