Carotid angioplasty: In search of a worthy alternative to endarterectomy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 696-698

  Ferguson, Robert D G ^a,b   Ferguson, John G ^a  

^a Memphis Vascular Research Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029947658     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550070138023     Document Type: Review

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