Phone-based intervention under nurse guidance after stroke: concept for lowering blood pressure after stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis on October 24, 2014

Authors

Bruce Ovbiagele1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: Ovibes@musc.edu.

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