Dramatic increases in carotid stenting despite nonconclusive data

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1794-1795

  Berkowitz, Seth A ^a   Redberg, Rita F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 81355164362     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.540     Document Type: Editorial

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