Peripheral endovascular revascularization trials: High noon for uniform reporting standards

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Diehm, N ^a,c   Diehm, C ^a   Kalka, Chr ^a   Dick, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Claudication; Critical limb ischemia; Endovascular procedures; Endpoints; Percutaneous angioplasty; Reporting standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149122099     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680246     Document Type: Article

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