Running, ischaemic stroke and carotid artery dissection.
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1 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, R3 Clinical Neurosciences (Box 83), Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 0QQ 2 Department of Stroke Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 0QQ 3 Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 0QQ
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
دوره 108 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015