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. 1992 Mar;55(3):171–176. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.55.3.171

Cost-effective investigation of patients with suspected transient ischaemic attacks.

G J Hankey, C P Warlow
PMCID: PMC1014717  PMID: 1564473

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