Modification of SPACE-2 study design

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Reiff, T ^a   Eckstein, H H ^b   Amiri, H ^a   Hacke, W ^a   Ringleb, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENPROCOUMON; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BEST MEDICAL THERAPY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896310172     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12253     Document Type: Letter

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