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Chapter 7 - Common Risk Factors and Prevention

from Section 2 - Clinical Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2019

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Michael Brainin ,
Yvonne Teuschl  and
Karl Matz
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Michael Brainin  and
Wolf-Dieter Heiss
Michael Brainin
Affiliation:
Donau-Universität Krems, Austria
Wolf-Dieter Heiss
Affiliation:
Universität zu Köln
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Textbook of Stroke Medicine , pp. 130 - 153
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Print publication year: 2019

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