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. 2017 Jan;110(1):9-12.
doi: 10.1177/0141076816680121. Epub 2017 Jan 13.

The definition of stroke

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The definition of stroke

Alexander P Coupland et al. J R Soc Med. 2017 Jan.
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Historical timeline formulated from descriptive prose.

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