Variations in the utilization of endovascular aneurysm repair reflect population risk factors and disease prevalence

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Ng, Tina T ^a   Mirocha, James ^a   Magner, David ^a   Gewertz, Bruce L ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949891821     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.115     Document Type: Article

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