Poor outcomes after endovascular treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis: time for a moratorium

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Peter M Rothwell. Lancet Neurol. 2009 Oct.

. 2009 Oct;8(10):871-3.

doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70230-3. Epub 2009 Aug 28.

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