Carotid endarterectomy : Looking for the gold standard

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 427-429

  Deriu, G P ^a   Grego, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS;

EID: 0037983384     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679345     Document Type: Review

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