Time is brain!

Surgeon

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Naylor, A Ross ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Carotid endarterectomy; Guidelines; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846892274     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(07)80108-9     Document Type: Article

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