The Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 721-727

  Winslow, Constance M ^a   Solomon, David H ^a   Chassin, Mark R ^a   Kosecoff, Jacqueline ^a   Merrick, Nancy J ^a   Brook, Robert H ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0023873420     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198803243181201     Document Type: Article

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