Variation in the use of lower extremity vascular procedures for critical limb ischemia

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-102

  Goodney, Philip P ^a,b   Travis, Lori L ^c   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^d   Holman, Kerianne ^d   Suckow, Bjoern ^e   Henke, Peter K ^d   Lucas, F Lee ^c   Goodman, David C ^b   Birkmeyer, John D ^d   Fisher, Elliott S ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Outcomes research; Peripheral vascular disease; Treatment disparities; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84860814423     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.962233     Document Type: Article

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