Prevalence of extracranial carotid stenosis in Thai ischemic stroke/TIA patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 92-95

  Dharmasaroja, Pornpatr ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Stroke; Thai

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THAILAND; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 43049085120     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.12.032     Document Type: Article

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