Role of carotid duplex imaging in carotid screening programmes – an overview

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the UK and the largest single cause of severe disability. Each year more than 110,000 people in England suffer from a stroke which costs the National Health Service (NHS) over GBP2.8...

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Main Authors: Gillard Jonathan H, Young Victoria E, Walsh Stewart R, Sadat Umar, Saleem Muhammad A, Cooper David G, Gaunt Michael E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/34