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Maksimova M.Yu.

Federal State budgetary scientific Institution «Research Centre of Neurology», Moscow

Airapetova A.S.

Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia

Gender differences in stroke risk factors

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Maksimova M.Yu., Airapetova A.S.

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Maksimova MYu, Airapetova AS. Gender differences in stroke risk factors. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(12‑2):58‑64. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201911912258

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