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Decision-making for Carotid Endarterectomy. The Trials are Only the Start

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

H.J.M. Barnett
H.J.M. Barnett*
Affiliation:
King City, ON
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , November 2002 , pp. 302 - 304
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