Body Mass Index, Cholesterol Level and Poststroke Mortality
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Body mass index, cholesterol level and poststroke mortality.
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroepidemiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1423-0208,0251-5350
DOI: 10.1159/000151515