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Cerebrovascular disease: a clinical approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Graeme J Hankey*
Affiliation:
Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
*
Graeme J Hankey, Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6001, Australia.

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Clinical geriatrics
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