Regional variation in carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy in the medicare population

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Goodney, Philip P ^a   Travis, Lori L ^c   Malenka, David ^a,b   Bronner, Kristen K ^b   Lucas, F Lee ^c   Cronenwett, Jack L ^a   Goodman, David C ^b   Fisher, Elliott S ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy carotid stenting regional variation; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAROTID REVASCULARIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; UNITED STATES; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; STATISTICS; STENT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950913086     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.864736     Document Type: Article

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