Cost-effective carotid endarterectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-327

  Sandison, A J P ^a   Wood, C H ^a   Padayachee, T S ^a   Colchester, A C F ^a   Taylor, P R ^a,b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0034061750     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01361.x     Document Type: Article

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