Carotid artery stenosis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7744, 2010, Pages 431-

  Halliday, A ^a   Norris, J W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEATH; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 77649194365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c748     Document Type: Editorial

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