Has evidence changed practice? Appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy after the clinical trials

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-194

  Halm, E A ^a   Tuhrim, S ^a   Wang, J J ^a   Rojas, M ^a   Hannan, E L ^b   Chassin, M R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846185873     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000251197.98197.e9     Document Type: Article

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