Impact of race on the outcome of carotid endarterectomy: A population-based analysis of 9,842 recent elective procedures

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 232, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 704-709

  Dardik, Alan ^a   Bowman, Helen M ^a   Gordon, Toby A ^a   Hsieh, Ginny ^a   Perler, Bruce A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARYLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033743906     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200011000-00013     Document Type: Article

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