Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Naylor, A. R.; Ricco, J.-B.; de Borst, G. J.et al.
2018 • In European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 55 (1), p. 3-81
Kolh, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie générales, humaines et path.
Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Publication date :
January 2018
Journal title :
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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