Comparative effectiveness of treatments for cerebral arteriovenous malformations: Trends in nationwide outcomes from 2000 to 2009

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Davies, Jason M ^a   Yanamadala, Vijay ^b   Lawton, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aarteriovenous malformation; Comparative effectiveness; Epidemiology; Length of stay; Nationwideinpatient sample; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867374187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.5.FOCUS12107     Document Type: Article

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