A systematic review of the risks of stroke and death due to endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 260-265

  Rothwell, P M ^a   Slattery, J ^a   Warlow, C P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; carotid stenosis; mortality; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0030040735     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.2.260     Document Type: Article

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