Changing practice and costs of carotid endarterectomy in Toronto, Canada

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2014-2017

  Smurawska, L T ^a   Bowyer, B ^a   Rowed, D ^a   Maggisano, R ^a   Oh, P ^a   Norriss, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Costs and cost analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031660164     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.10.2014     Document Type: Article

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