Carotid bruits and ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 218-220

  Awada, Adnan ^a   Amene, Peter ^a   Al Rajeh, Saad ^a   Obeid, Tahir ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0029896149     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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