Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Why clinicians should not resort to epidemiologic studies to justify interventions

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1568-1569

  Raymond, J ^a   Darsaut, T E ^a   Kotowski, M ^a   Bojanowski, M W ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 80054027140     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2764     Document Type: Editorial

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