Pilot study of carotid surgery for acute stroke

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 990-992

  Mead, G E ^a,b   Murray, H ^a   Farrell, A ^a   O'Neill, P A ^a   McCollum, C N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Eastern General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030745249     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840723     Document Type: Article

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