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Ischemic stroke after AstraZeneca (Covid-19) vaccination

Muath A. Alammar
Saudi Medical Journal October 2021, 42 (10) 1136-1139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.10.20210326
Muath A. Alammar
From the Department of Family Medicine, Shaqra College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MD, PhD.
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