Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 192-193

  Weyer, George W ^a   Davis, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; MASS SCREENING; STROKE;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; STROKE;

EID: 84920973724     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.16804     Document Type: Short Survey

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