"Addressing the impact of stroke risk factors in a case control study in tertiary care hospitals": a case control study in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar, Khyber Phukhtoonkhwa (KPK) Pakistan.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on July 12, 2013

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Syed Muhammad Shah, Syed Muhammad Shah, Saima Khan, Shahzad Rehman, Zakir Khan, Wisal Ahmed, Zubair

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