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Further Reading

1 Antithrombotic Trialists’ Collaboration. Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients BMJ 321 2002 71 86
2 Warlow C.P., Dennis M.S., van Gijn J.. Stroke: a practical guide to management 2nd edition. 2001 Blackwell Science Oxford