Gender-related differences in outcome: An analysis of 5880 infrainguinal arterial reconstructions

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 399-402

  Roddy, Sean P ^a   Darling III, R Clement ^a   Maharaj, Dale ^a   Chang, Benjamin B ^a   Paty, Philip S K ^a   Kreienberg, Paul B ^a   Lloyd, William E ^a   Ozsvath, Kathleen ^a   Shah, Dhiraj M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037329331     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.99     Document Type: Article

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