Selective Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With Physical Examination and Ultrasound

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 148, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 1753-1756

  Lederle, Frank A ^a   Walker, Janine M ^a   Reinke, Donovan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0023678544     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1988.00380080049015     Document Type: Article

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