Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2003

High-risk carotid endarterectomy: Fact or fiction

Presented at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Vascular Surgery, Boston, Mass, Jun 9-12, 2002.

Received 18 June 2002 ,Accepted 30 September 2002.

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.56

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2003

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