Reliability and Accuracy of Physical Examination in Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-146

  Kiev, Jonathan ^a   Eckhardt, Aric ^a   Kerstein, Morris D ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030888171     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449703100205     Document Type: Article

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