Statins for the prevention of stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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Published in PLoS One on March 18, 2014

Authors

Wen Wang1, Bo Zhang1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China.

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