European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2007

Impact of Study Design on Outcome after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. A Comparison between the Randomized Controlled DREAM-trial and the Observational EUROSTAR-registry

  • L.J. Leurs

      Affiliations

    • EUROSTAR Data Registry Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. L.J. Leurs, MSc, Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, PO box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • J. Buth

      Affiliations

    • EUROSTAR Data Registry Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • P.L. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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  • J.D. Blankensteijn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

,Accepted 4 September 2006.

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PII: S1078-5884(06)00510-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.011

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2007

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