Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1239-1250 , December 2000

Extended outcome assessment in the care of vascular diseases: Revising the paradigm for the 21st century

Received 19 January 2000 ,Accepted 6 June 2000.

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☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Martha D. McDaniel, MD, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, 7251 Strasenburgh Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-3863 (e-mail: martha.mcdaniel@dartmouth.edu ).

★ J Vasc Surg 2000,32:1239-50.

PII: S0741-5214(00)39579-9

doi: 10.1067/mva.2000.109747

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1239-1250 , December 2000

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