Ambient air pollution and risk for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack
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Ambient air pollution and risk for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Neurology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0364-5134,1531-8249
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21403