Outcome of ischemic stroke in older adults

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Asit Baran Shil. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Jun.

. 2010 Jun;58(6):1203-4.

doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02898.x.

No abstract available

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