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Risk factors and subtypes of acute ischemic stroke

A study at King Fahd Hospital of the University

Azra Zafar, Fahd A. Al-Khamis, Aishah I. Al-Bakr, Abdulla A. Alsulaiman and Amir H. Msmar
Neurosciences Journal July 2016, 21 (3) 246-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.3.20150731
Azra Zafar
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Fahd A. Al-Khamis
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, UODFN
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Aishah I. Al-Bakr
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulla A. Alsulaiman
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Amir H. Msmar
From the Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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