Critique of two putative therapies in stroke prevention using platelet inhibitors

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Barnett, Henry J M ^a   Meldrum, Heather E ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; TICLOPIDINE;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 0030331245     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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