An audit of carotid endarterectomy for internal carotid artery disease at Dunedin Hospital

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-420

  Lind, C R P ^a   Bishara, S N ^a   Van Rij, A M ^a   Fulton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral infarction; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544364734     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(98)90275-2     Document Type: Article

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