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Case Report

Transient ischemic attack during smoking: The thrombotic state of erythrocytes and platelets illustrated visually

, MSc, , PhD, , BSc (Hons), , MBChB & , PhD
Pages 57-59 | Received 25 Aug 2015, Accepted 12 Nov 2015, Published online: 21 Dec 2015

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