Comparison of carotid endarterectomy outcomes from randomized controlled trials and medicare administrative databases

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 826-832

  Stukenborg, George J ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030789750     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550190018009     Document Type: Article

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