Open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A survey of Canadian vascular surgeons

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-149

  Mastracci, Tara M ^a   Clase, Catherine M ^a   Devereaux, Philip J ^a   Cinà, Claudio S ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 41949097427     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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