Improving the provision of carotid enclarterectomy in line with UK Government targets requires more than just motivated surgeons

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-329

  Brown, Claire ^a   Naylor, A Ross ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 week target; Carotid endarterectomy; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARD; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STROKE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 68349089420     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391712     Document Type: Article

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