Suboptimal Control of Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Factors After Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Procedures
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Suboptimal control of atherosclerotic disease risk factors after cardiac and cerebrovascular procedures.
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000257310.08310.0f