Carotid-artery stenting - Case open or closed?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1726-1729

  Furlan, Anthony J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; TICLOPIDINE;

ANGIOPLASTY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 33750154216     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe068201     Document Type: Editorial

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