Cost-effectiveness of screening for asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic disease

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1944-1950

  Derdeyn, Colin P ^a,b   Powers, William J ^b,c  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; carotid stenosis; costs and cost analysis; diagnostic imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER MODEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0029806989     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.11.1944     Document Type: Article

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