Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 328, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 276-279

  Barnett, H J M ^a   Haines, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0027389965     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199301283280410     Document Type: Editorial

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