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High dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischaemic attack (SPARCL)--does every stroke patient in Pakistan deserve a statin?

@article{Khan2010HighDA,
  title={High dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischaemic attack (SPARCL)--does every stroke patient in Pakistan deserve a statin?},
  author={Maria Khan and Kamali Kamran},
  journal={JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association},
  year={2010},
  volume={60 6},
  pages={
          505-6
        }
}
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