Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting utilization trends over time

BMC Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Skerritt, Matthew R ^a   Block, Robert C ^a   Pearson, Thomas A ^b   Young, Kate C ^c  

^a Department of Community and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Clinical and Translational Science Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE COST; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; STENT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858982967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-17     Document Type: Article

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