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Editorial
. 1998 Nov 28;317(7171):1468.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7171.1468.

Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Better data, but the case is still not convincing

C Warlow
Editorial

Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Better data, but the case is still not convincing

C Warlow. BMJ. .
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