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Editorial
. 2011 Oct;32(9):1568-9.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2764. Epub 2011 Sep 8.

Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: why clinicians should not resort to epidemiologic studies to justify interventions

J Raymond, T E Darsaut, M Kotowski, M W Bojanowski
Editorial

Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: why clinicians should not resort to epidemiologic studies to justify interventions

J Raymond et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Oct.
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