Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: The unreliability of clinical judgment, the necessity for evidence, and reasons to participate in a randomized trial

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 211-219

  Raymond, J ^a   Meder, J F ^b   Molyneux, A J ^c   Fox, A J ^d   Johnston, S C ^e   Collet, J P ^f   Rouleau, I ^a,g  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LEARNING; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750011866     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(06)77266-2     Document Type: Review

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