Management of carotid stenosis in women: consensus document.

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Published in Neurology on June 11, 2013

Authors

Paola De Rango1, Martin M Brown, Didier Leys, Leys Didier, Virginia J Howard, Wesley S Moore, Maurizio Paciaroni, Peter Ringleb, Caron Rockman, Valeria Caso

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1: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital S.M. Misericordia, Perugia, Italy. plderango@gmail.com

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