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Identification of reversible causes of minority inequity in stroke: severity related to race and socio-economic status

Syed I. KhalidDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA;Department of Neurosurgery, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, ILCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam CarltonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
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Roberta P. GlickDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages 1477-1483 | Received 15 Nov 2017, Accepted 01 Jul 2018, Published online: 12 Jul 2018

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