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. 2022 Feb 1;35(1):E65-E67.
doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001085.

Is Anticoagulation Necessary for Asymptomatic Unilateral Vertebral Artery Injury?

Zachariah W Pinter  1 , Scott Wagner  2 , Arjun S Sebastian  1 , William B Roach  1
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Is Anticoagulation Necessary for Asymptomatic Unilateral Vertebral Artery Injury?

Zachariah W Pinter et al. Clin Spine Surg. .
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