Delay from symptoms to carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 263, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-411

  Johansson, E P ^a   Wester, P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40349100261     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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