Diagnostic tests for renal artery stenosis in patients suspected of having renovascular hypertension: A meta-analysis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 401-411

  Vasbinder, G B C ^a   Nelemans, P J ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   Kroon, A A ^a   De Leeuw, P W ^a   Van Engelshoven, J M A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0035909055     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00009     Document Type: Article

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