Regional variation: Only moderately interesting a word of caution

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-7

  Anderson, H Vernon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Editorials; Stents; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; STENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950898528     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.927103     Document Type: Editorial

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