Regarding "Meta-analysis of femoropopliteal bypass grafts for lower extremity arterial insufficiency"

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-

  Takagi, Hisato ^a   Kato, Takayoshi ^a   Kawai, Norikazu ^a   Umemoto, Takuya ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LETTER; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34548421871     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.060     Document Type: Letter

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