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Research Article| Volume 7, ISSUE 2, P105-108, March 1998

The value of studying carotid plaque morphology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1052-3057(98)80136-5
The value of studying carotid plaque morphology
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      Publication history

      Accepted: July 24, 1997
      Received: March 6, 1997

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1052-3057(98)80136-5

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      © 1998 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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