Management of carotid artery stenosis. Update for family physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue JULY, 2005, Pages 984-989

  Louridas, George ^a   Junaid, Asad ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEATH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; STROKE; SURGEON; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT;

EID: 22544471205     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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