Cholesterol and risk of stroke: Cholesterol, stroke, and age
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Cholesterol and the risk of ischemic stroke.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7559.148