Natural history of cerebral saccular aneurysms

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-74

  Ojini, F I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aneurysmal rupture; Cerebral saccular aneurysm; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SACCULAR ANEURYSM;

EID: 18844397766     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28168     Document Type: Review

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