Endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm in patients physically ineligible for open repair

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 1872-1880

  Greenhalgh, R M ^a   Allison, D J ^a   Bell, P R F ^a   Buxton, M J ^a   Harris, P L ^a   Hopkinson, B R ^a   Powell, J T ^a   Russell, I T ^a   Thompson, S G ^a   Brown, L C ^a   Epstein, D ^a   Sculpher, M J ^a   Beard, J D ^a   Rose, J D G ^a   Lilford, R J ^a   Whitaker, S C ^a   Poole Wilson, P A ^a   Ruckley, C V ^a   Campbell, W B ^a   Dean, M R E ^a   Ruttley, M S T ^a   Coles, E C ^a   Halliday, A ^a   Gibbs, S ^a   Dorricott, H D ^a   more..

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952609639     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0911056     Document Type: Article

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