Management-related morbidity in unselected aneurysms of the upper basilar artery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 536-542

  Redekop, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basilar artery aneurysm; Management related mortality; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Surgical morbidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748264716     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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