Clinical considerations in the management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Taussky, Philipp ^a,b   Hanel, Ricardo A ^b   Meyer, Fredric B ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid occlusive disease; Evidence based medicine; Revascularization; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 84857170582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.9.FOCUS11222     Document Type: Article

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