Surgeon characteristics associated with mortality and morbidity following carotid endarterectomy

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 773-781

  O'Neill, Liam ^a   Lanska, Douglas J ^b,c   Hartz, Arthur ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGEON;

EID: 0034718462     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.6.773     Document Type: Article

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