European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S44-S48 , March 2010

Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Angioplasty Cui Bono

  • W.S. Moore

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Received 25 August 2009 ,Accepted 6 October 2009.

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☆ Division of Vascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, The Invited Rutherford Lecture, Presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3–6 September, 2009, European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00515-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.10.007

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S44-S48 , March 2010

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