The need for randomized trials to prove the safety and efficacy of parachutes, bulletproof vests, and percutaneous renal intervention

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 603-605

  White, Christopher J ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS RENAL INTERVENTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RENAL ARTERY STENTING; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; STENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 79959722566     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2011.0278     Document Type: Editorial

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