Provincial carotid endarterectomy outcomes

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-336

  Feasby, Thomas E ^a   Quan, Hude ^b   Ghali, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036860427     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002195     Document Type: Article

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