Randomised trials - EVAR and clinical practice

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Bell, Peter R F ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AORTA ANEURYSM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MORTALITY; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645283591     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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