Learning curve analysis of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in relation to credentialing guidelines

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-222

  Forbes, Thomas L ^a   Chu, Michael W A ^a   Lawlor, D Kirk ^a   DeRose, Guy ^a   Harris, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34547105828     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.047     Document Type: Article

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