Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): So Old Yet So Far from Evidence!

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 501-503

  Cao, P ^a   De Rango, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANGIOSCOPY; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 64849116062     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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