Carotid endarterectomy then and now: Outcome and cost-effectiveness of modern practice

Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 705-711

  Illig, Karl A ^a   Shortell, Cynthia K ^b   Zhang, Renyu ^b   Sternbach, Yaron ^b   Rhodes, Jeffrey M ^b   Davies, Mark G ^b   Ouriel, Kenneth ^b   Tansky, William ^b   Johansson, Marcia ^b   Green, Richard M ^b   Towne, Jonathan B ^b   Baker, William H ^b   Corson, John D ^b   Schwarcz, Thomas H ^b   Shortell, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242719982     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(03)00333-7     Document Type: Article

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