Investigating individual subjects and screening populations for asymptomatic carotid stenosis can be harmful

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 619-623

  Whitty, C J M ^a   Sudlow, C L M ^b   Warlow, C P ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Screening; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0031948552     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.5.619     Document Type: Article

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