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. 1999 May;66(5):606–611. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.66.5.606

Critical closing pressure in cerebrovascular circulation

M Czosnyka 1, P Smielewski 1, S Piechnik 1, P Al-Rawi 1, P Kirkpatrick 1, B Matta 1, J Pickard 1
PMCID: PMC1736340  PMID: 10209171

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