LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 1DCR
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The brain structures that were affected by CVA and the cause of the problem and the expected outcome.
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The risk of CVA (cerebrovascular accident) increases with age, and it is also influenced by race, family history, and gender.
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