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Editorial
. 1998 Aug 22;317(7157):483-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7157.483.

Cerebral sinus thrombosis and oral contraceptives. There are limits to predictability

J P Vandenbroucke
Editorial

Cerebral sinus thrombosis and oral contraceptives. There are limits to predictability

J P Vandenbroucke. BMJ. .
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