Riding on the CREST of a Wave!

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 523-526

  Naylor, A R ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951623594     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.03.015     Document Type: Editorial

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