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A proposed method for using a reimbursement moratorium to encourage recruitment for a randomized study of carotid endarterectomy.

Author(s) -

S Jonas

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.17.6.1335

Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , reimbursement , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , endarterectomy , clinical trial , surgery , general surgery , carotid arteries , law , health care , mechanical engineering , political science , engineering

As indicated by Barnett, Plum and Walton, a definitive clinical trial to resolve the issue of the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy is clearly needed. A proposal to foster such a trial, through a moratorium on third-party reimbursement other than for randomized patients, has herein been presented.

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