The practice of carotid endarterectomy in Australasia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 103-107

  Frydman, Gary M ^a   Codd, Catrina A ^a   Cavaye, Douglas M ^a   Walker, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

angiography; carotid endarterectomy; duplex ultrasound; survey

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030898572     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb01912.x     Document Type: Article

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