Trends in the in-hospital stroke rate following carotid endarterectomy in California and Maryland

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 488-493

  Matsen, Susanna L ^a   Chang, David C ^a,b   Perler, Bruce A ^c   Roseborough, Glen S ^c   Williams, G Melville ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

^c Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747885908     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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