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  1. Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Marcella Wozniak

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    David Alway

  2. Baltimore VA Medical Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    John Walden Cole

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Wozniak, M., Yarbrough, K. (2009). Carotid Artery Stenosis. In: Alway, D., Cole, J.W. (eds) Stroke Essentials for Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-433-9_11

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