Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 485-489 , July 2010

Weekly variation of hospital admissions for stroke in Nis (Serbia)

  • Vuk Milosevic

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Centre Nis, Serbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Centre Nis, Bulevar dr Zorana Djindjica 48, 18000 Nis, Serbia. Tel.: +381 63357593; fax: +381 18233772.
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  • Miroslava Zivkovic

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Centre Nis, Serbia
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia
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  • Stojanka Djuric

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Centre Nis, Serbia
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia
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  • Vladimir Vasic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Tatjana Pekmezovic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Received 20 July 2009 ,Revised 23 March 2010 ,Accepted 29 March 2010.

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PII: S0303-8467(10)00099-5

doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.026

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 485-489 , July 2010

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