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10 - Stroke and patent foramen ovale: the conundrum of closure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2015

José Biller
Affiliation:
Loyola University Stricht School of Medicine
José M. Ferro
Affiliation:
Universidade de Lisboa
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Common Pitfalls in Cerebrovascular Disease
Case-Based Learning
, pp. 128 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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