Carotid stenting, stroke prevention, and training

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1381-1384

  Sacks, David ^a   Connors III, John J ^b  

^a READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAPTIST CARDIAC AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COGNITION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKILL; STENT; STROKE; TRAINING;

EID: 10344222114     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000147662.41389.38     Document Type: Note

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