Clinical studies of carotid artery stenting: Why don't they tell us what we need to know?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 470-475

  Mackey, William C ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649127261     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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