Carotid endarterectomy: A saga of clinical science, personalities, and evolving technology. The Willis lecture

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2435-2441

  Robertson, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid endarterectomy; Clinical trials; History; Stents

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0031790233     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.11.2435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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