Symptomatic carotid stenosis. Diagnosis and treatment guidelines: Juridical and medico-legal approach;Stenosi carotidea sintomatica. Linee guida per la diagnosi e il trattamento: Approccio giuridico e medico-legale

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-198

  Santovito, Dott ^a,b   Iorio, M ^a   Mastro, F ^b   Conforti, M ^a   Rispoli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy, carotid; Guidelines; Malpractice; Professional liability; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS; TEAMWORK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ITALY; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34248588091     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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