The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-177

  Schneider, Eric B ^a   Black III, James H ^a   Hambridge, Hali L ^a   Lum, Ying Wei ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^a   Perler, Bruce A ^a   Abularrage, Christopher J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotd; Endarterctomy; Mortality; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865065726     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.050     Document Type: Article

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