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A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis
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Carotid Stenting: The Myth of Real World Evidence versus the Magic of Randomisation
Richard Bulbulia1, Alison Halliday1
1Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit at the University of Oxford and Clinical Trial Service Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford.
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