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The relationship between mean platelet volume, stroke subtype and clinical outcome

R. J. Butterworth Stroke Research Group, Department of Medicine, King‘s College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Bessemer Road, London, SE5 9PJ, UK.
Pages 359-364 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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