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. 2001 Jun;55(6):404–405. doi: 10.1136/jech.55.6.404

The relation between adult height and haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke in the Renfrew/Paisley study

P McCarron 1, C Hart 1, D Hole 1, G Smith 1
PMCID: PMC1731909  PMID: 11350997

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