Endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis in relation to clinical subgroups and timing of surgery

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9413, 2004, Pages 915-924

  Rothwell, P M ^a   Eliasziw, M ^b   Gutnikov, S A ^a   Warlow, C P ^c   Barnett, H J M ^d  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STENOSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 1042300322     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15785-1     Document Type: Article

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