Is the stroke belt worn from childhood?: current knowledge and future directions.
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Longitudinal Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Patients Helen Kim, PhD; Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH; Charles E. McCulloch, PhD; K.Y. Trudy Poon, MS; Vineeta Singh, MD; S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD; Nerissa U. Ko, MD; Achal S. Achrol, BS; Michael T. Lawton, MD; Randall T. Higashida, MD; William L. Young, MD; for the UCSF BAVM Study Project 2430
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 38 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007