Cumulative sum failure analysis of the learning curve with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-108

  Forbes, Thomas L ^a   DeRose, Guy ^a   Kribs, Stewart W ^a   Harris, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346334411     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00922-4     Document Type: Article

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