Long-term prognosis and the effect of carotid endarterectomy in patients with recurrent ipsilateral ischemic events

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1158-1162

  Paddock Eliasziw, Leslie M ^a,b   Eliasziw, Michael ^b,c   Barr, Hugh W K ^c   Barnett, Henry J M ^b,c  

^a Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029911222     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.5.1158     Document Type: Article

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