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Chapter 72 - Aortic Dissections

from Section 7 - Non-Inflammatory Disorders of the Arterial Wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2018

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Mark McAllister  and
Louis R. Caplan
Edited by
Louis Caplan  and
José Biller
Louis Caplan
Affiliation:
Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
José Biller
Affiliation:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago
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Uncommon Causes of Stroke , pp. 581 - 588
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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