Critical appraisal of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT)

Neurology India

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-35

  Sade, B ^a   Mohr, G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Clipping; Coiling; Criticism; Endovascular; International subarachnoid aneurysm trial

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; COIL EMBOLIZATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RANKIN SCALE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16544378789     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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