Cardioembolic stroke in primary oxalosis with cardiac involvement.
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Cardioembolic stroke in primary oxalosis with cardiac involvement.
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.20.10.1403