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Can microemboli on transcranial Doppler identify patients at increased stroke risk?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 3, pages 246–247 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textSpence JD et al. (2005) Absence of microemboli on transcranial Doppler identifies low-risk patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Stroke 36: 2373–2378

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