Progression of asymptomatic carotid stenosis: A natural history study in 1004 patients

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 208-216

  Muluk, S C ^a   Muluk, V S ^a   Sugimoto, H ^a   Rhee, R Y ^a   Trachtenberg, J ^a   Steed, D L ^a   Jarrett, F ^a   Webster, M W ^a   Makaroun, M S ^a   Mattos, M A ^a   Imparato, A M ^a  

^a PUH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033007479     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(99)70374-5     Document Type: Article

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