Does medical specialty influence the treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis? A Belgian multidisciplinary survey

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-157

  Schrooten, M ^a   Fourneau, I ^a   Thus, V ^a   Verhamme, P ^a   Nevelsteen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid stenosis; Medicine; Stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CARDIOLOGIST; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROLOGY; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR SURGEON; VASCULAR SURGERY; WEB BROWSER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BELGIUM; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79957655603     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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