Improving the appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy: Results of a prospective city-wide study

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-15

  Wong, John H ^a   Lubkey, Tracey B ^a   Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Health services misuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0032946677     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.1.12     Document Type: Article

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