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Comment
. 2010 Mar;107(12):214; author reply 215-6.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0214b. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Association with increased risk of stroke

Yaroslav Winter, Tobias Back
Comment

Association with increased risk of stroke

Yaroslav Winter et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2010 Mar.
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