Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Surgery's the answer, but that's not the quesion

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 405-406

  Frey, James L ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ASPIRIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0029937599     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390322     Document Type: Article

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