Has the carotid endarterectomy rate in Quebec been influenced by NASCET, ACAS and the North American consensus?;Le taux d'endartériectomie carotidienne au Québec, a-t-il été influencé par NASCET, ACAS et les consensus nord-américains?

Angeiologie

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Nault, P ^a   Irshad, K ^a   Pilote, L ^a   Trahan, L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036754336     PISSN: 00033049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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