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Comment
. 2006 Jul 15;333(7559):148.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7559.148-a.

Cholesterol and risk of stroke: study lumps apples and oranges

Bruce Ovbiagele
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Cholesterol and risk of stroke: study lumps apples and oranges

Bruce Ovbiagele. BMJ. .
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