Intracranial aneurysm surgery and its future

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 540-543

  Maurice Williams, R S ^a   Lafuente, J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345528012     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.11.540     Document Type: Review

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