Regional performance of carotid endarterectomy: Appropriateness, outcomes, and risk factors for complications

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 891-898

  Wong, John H ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a   Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; complications; health services misuse; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0030952446     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.5.891     Document Type: Article

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